diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/cmds.c b/usr.bin/ftp/cmds.c
index 9da2a84b0003..2b633025482b 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/cmds.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/cmds.c
@@ -657,8 +657,8 @@ status(argc, argv)
 		}
 		pswitch(0);
 	}
-	printf("Gate ftp: %s, server %s, port %d.\n", onoff(gatemode),
-	    *gateserver ? gateserver : "(none)", ntohs(gateport));
+	printf("Gate ftp: %s, server %s, port %s.\n", onoff(gatemode),
+	    *gateserver ? gateserver : "(none)", gateport);
 	printf("Passive mode: %s.\n", onoff(passivemode));
 	printf("Mode: %s; Type: %s; Form: %s; Structure: %s.\n",
 		modename, typename, formname, structname);
@@ -889,7 +889,9 @@ setgate(argc, argv)
 					code = -1;
 					return;
 				}
-				gateport = htons(port);
+				if (gateport != NULL)
+					free(gateport);
+				asprintf(&gateport, "%ld", port);
 			}
 			strncpy(gsbuf, argv[1], sizeof(gsbuf) - 1);
 			gsbuf[sizeof(gsbuf) - 1] = '\0';
@@ -902,8 +904,8 @@ setgate(argc, argv)
 		    "Disabling gate-ftp mode - no gate-ftp server defined.\n");
 		gatemode = 0;
 	} else {
-		printf("Gate ftp: %s, server %s, port %d.\n", onoff(gatemode),
-		    *gateserver ? gateserver : "(none)", ntohs(gateport));
+		printf("Gate ftp: %s, server %s, port %s.\n", onoff(gatemode),
+		    *gateserver ? gateserver : "(none)", gateport);
 	}
 	code = gatemode;
 }
diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c b/usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c
index 0643e5d78423..ae5a2faaa7f0 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c
@@ -114,10 +114,12 @@ url_get(origline, proxyenv)
 	s = -1;
 	proxy = NULL;
 	isftpurl = 0;
+	res0 = NULL;
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__			/* XXX: to shut up gcc warnings */
 	(void)&savefile;
 	(void)&proxy;
+	(void)&res0;
 #endif
 
 	line = strdup(origline);
diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.c b/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.c
index 8d3866950630..1862333608c4 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.c
@@ -1178,6 +1178,9 @@ initconn()
 #endif
 
 	if (passivemode) {
+#ifdef __GNUC__			/* XXX: to shut up gcc warnings */
+		(void)&pasvcmd;
+#endif
 		data_addr = myctladdr;
 		data = socket(data_addr.su_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 		if (data < 0) {
@@ -1327,7 +1330,6 @@ initconn()
 			}
 		} else if (strcmp(pasvcmd, "EPSV") == 0) {
 			char delim[4];
-			char *tcpport;
 
 			prt[0] = 0;
 			if (code / 10 == 22 && code != 229) {
diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/ftp_var.h b/usr.bin/ftp/ftp_var.h
index 75cb5da0dbcd..c13b32ca27ea 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/ftp_var.h
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/ftp_var.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <setjmp.h>
 #include <stringlist.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
 
 #ifndef SMALL
 #include <histedit.h>
diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/main.c b/usr.bin/ftp/main.c
index f38d3b00985b..dd1f210fa940 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/main.c
@@ -79,11 +79,9 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	int argc;
 	char *argv[];
 {
-	struct servent *sp;
 	int ch, top, rval;
-	long port;
 	struct passwd *pw = NULL;
-	char *cp, *ep, homedir[MAXPATHLEN], *s;
+	char *cp, homedir[MAXPATHLEN], *s;
 	int dumbterm;
 	char *src_addr = NULL;
 
@@ -94,9 +92,9 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	gateport = NULL;
 	cp = getenv("FTPSERVERPORT");
 	if (cp != NULL)
-		gateport = cp;
+		asprintf(&gateport, "%s", cp);
 	if (!gateport)
-		gateport = "ftpgate";
+		asprintf(&gateport, "ftpgate");
 	doglob = 1;
 	interactive = 1;
 	autologin = 1;
@@ -234,7 +232,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	if (dobind) {
 		struct addrinfo hints;
 		struct addrinfo *res;
-		char *ftpdataport = "ftp-data";
 		int error;
 
 		memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));