diff --git a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPlugin.cpp b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPlugin.cpp
index 7dd6c8ee4..5adf6ff44 100644
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPlugin.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPlugin.cpp
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@ void CarlaPlugin::updateOscData(const lo_address& source, const char* const url)
     carla_stdout("CarlaPlugin::updateOscData() - done");
 }
 
-bool CarlaPlugin::updateOscDataExtra() override
+bool CarlaPlugin::updateOscDataExtra()
 {
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/source/modules/native-plugins/vex/lookandfeel/MyLookAndFeel.cpp b/source/modules/native-plugins/vex/lookandfeel/MyLookAndFeel.cpp
index 2ce8e592a..19515c47c 100644
--- a/source/modules/native-plugins/vex/lookandfeel/MyLookAndFeel.cpp
+++ b/source/modules/native-plugins/vex/lookandfeel/MyLookAndFeel.cpp
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ MyLookAndFeel::MyLookAndFeel()
 //	Topaz->setHorizontalScale (1.0f);
 }
 
-MyLookAndFeel::~MyLookAndFeel() override
+MyLookAndFeel::~MyLookAndFeel()
 {
     delete Topaz;
 }
 
-Font MyLookAndFeel::getComboBoxFont(ComboBox&) override
+Font MyLookAndFeel::getComboBoxFont(ComboBox&)
 {
     return *Topaz;
 }
 
-Font MyLookAndFeel::getPopupMenuFont() override
+Font MyLookAndFeel::getPopupMenuFont()
 {
     return *Topaz;
 }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void MyLookAndFeel::getIdealPopupMenuItemSize(const String& text,
                                               const bool isSeparator,
                                               int standardMenuItemHeight,
                                               int& idealWidth,
-                                              int& idealHeight) override
+                                              int& idealHeight)
 {
     if (isSeparator)
     {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void MyLookAndFeel::getIdealPopupMenuItemSize(const String& text,
 void MyLookAndFeel::drawToggleButton(Graphics& g,
                                      ToggleButton& button,
                                      bool isMouseOverButton,
-                                     bool isButtonDown) override
+                                     bool isButtonDown)
 {
     const int tickWidth = jmin (20, button.getHeight() - 4);
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void MyLookAndFeel::drawRotarySlider(Graphics& g,
                                      float sliderPos,
                                      const float rotaryStartAngle,
                                      const float rotaryEndAngle,
-                                     Slider& /*slider*/) override
+                                     Slider& /*slider*/)
 {
     const float radius = jmin (width / 2, height / 2) - 2.0f;
     const float centreX = x + width * 0.5f;
diff --git a/source/utils/CarlaPipeUtils.hpp b/source/utils/CarlaPipeUtils.hpp
index fba460180..2a0a2c0f8 100644
--- a/source/utils/CarlaPipeUtils.hpp
+++ b/source/utils/CarlaPipeUtils.hpp
@@ -161,6 +161,17 @@ public:
             fail("failed to set pipe as non-block");
         }
 
+        if (ret != -1)
+        {
+            // set to not close on exec
+            try {
+                ret = ::fcntl(fPipeRecv, F_SETFD, ::fcntl(fPipeRecv, F_GETFD) & ~FD_CLOEXEC);
+            } catch (...) {
+                ret = -1;
+                fail("failed to set pipe to not close on exec");
+            }
+        }
+
         //----------------------------------------------------------------
         // wait a while for child process to confirm it is alive
 
diff --git a/source/utils/JucePluginWindow.hpp b/source/utils/JucePluginWindow.hpp
index 016ca206a..a527a0fe7 100644
--- a/source/utils/JucePluginWindow.hpp
+++ b/source/utils/JucePluginWindow.hpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
         return fClosed;
     }
 
-    void setTransientWinId(const uintptr_t winId) const override
+    void setTransientWinId(const uintptr_t winId) const
     {
         CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(winId != 0,);