diff --git a/cdr.c b/cdr.c
index 442de9c1fd..edad68e48d 100644
--- a/cdr.c
+++ b/cdr.c
@@ -1136,7 +1136,6 @@ static int do_reload(void)
 	int was_enabled;
 	int was_batchmode;
 	int res=0;
-	pthread_attr_t attr;
 
 	ast_mutex_lock(&cdr_batch_lock);
 
@@ -1197,7 +1196,7 @@ static int do_reload(void)
 	   if it does not exist */
 	if (enabled && batchmode && (!was_enabled || !was_batchmode) && (cdr_thread == AST_PTHREADT_NULL)) {
 		ast_cond_init(&cdr_pending_cond, NULL);
-		if (ast_pthread_create(&cdr_thread, &attr, do_cdr, NULL) < 0) {
+		if (ast_pthread_create(&cdr_thread, NULL, do_cdr, NULL) < 0) {
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to start CDR thread.\n");
 			ast_sched_del(sched, cdr_sched);
 		} else {
diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index 493a3e93b4..74b889b9e0 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -11434,7 +11434,6 @@ restartsearch:
 /*! \brief  restart_monitor: Start the channel monitor thread ---*/
 static int restart_monitor(void)
 {
-	pthread_attr_t attr;
 	/* If we're supposed to be stopped -- stay stopped */
 	if (monitor_thread == AST_PTHREADT_STOP)
 		return 0;