diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/browseui/shellbrowser.cpp b/reactos/dll/win32/browseui/shellbrowser.cpp
index 50e00d656cb..16bbaf9830d 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/browseui/shellbrowser.cpp
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/browseui/shellbrowser.cpp
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ TODO:
     "language='*'\"")
 #endif // __GNUC__
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
 #define SHANDLE_PTR LONG
-#endif // __GNUC__
 
 struct categoryCacheHeader
 {
diff --git a/reactos/lib/atl/atlwin.h b/reactos/lib/atl/atlwin.h
index de63eb0ac8f..c74dbbd8447 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/atl/atlwin.h
+++ b/reactos/lib/atl/atlwin.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define GCCU(x)	x __attribute__((unused))
 #define Unused(x)
 #else
-#define GCCU(x)
+#define GCCU(x) x
 #define Unused(x)	(x);
 #endif // __GNUC__