diff --git a/src/appsession.c b/src/appsession.c
index 1d442ca2f..ec97336e3 100644
--- a/src/appsession.c
+++ b/src/appsession.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static struct task *appsession_refresh(struct task *t)
 						*/
 						len = sprintf(trash, "appsession_refresh: cleaning up expired Session '%s' on Server %s\n", 
 							      element->sessid, element->serverid?element->serverid:"(null)");
-						write(1, trash, len);
+						if (write(1, trash, len) < 0) /* shut gcc warning */;
 					}
 					/* delete the expired element from within the hash table */
 					LIST_DEL(&element->hash_list);
diff --git a/src/frontend.c b/src/frontend.c
index 12f55ad2b..e5d847bc9 100644
--- a/src/frontend.c
+++ b/src/frontend.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int frontend_accept(struct session *s)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		write(1, trash, len);
+		if (write(1, trash, len) < 0) /* shut gcc warning */;
 	}
 
 	if (s->fe->mode == PR_MODE_HTTP)
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index d0ea71318..fdc6acc13 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -1292,14 +1292,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	/* chroot if needed */
 	if (global.chroot != NULL) {
-		if (chroot(global.chroot) == -1) {
+		if (chroot(global.chroot) == -1 || chdir("/") == -1) {
 			Alert("[%s.main()] Cannot chroot(%s).\n", argv[0], global.chroot);
 			if (nb_oldpids)
 				tell_old_pids(SIGTTIN);
 			protocol_unbind_all();
 			exit(1);
 		}
-		chdir("/");
 	}
 
 	if (nb_oldpids)
diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 22623c058..88226d19a 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -7347,7 +7347,7 @@ void debug_hdr(const char *dir, struct session *t, const char *start, const char
 	UBOUND(max, sizeof(trash) - len - 1);
 	len += strlcpy2(trash + len, start, max + 1);
 	trash[len++] = '\n';
-	write(1, trash, len);
+	if (write(1, trash, len) < 0) /* shut gcc warning */;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index e814903aa..017ac2672 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@ struct task *process_session(struct task *t)
 				      s->uniq_id, s->be->id,
 				      (unsigned short)s->si[0].fd,
 				      (unsigned short)s->si[1].fd);
-			write(1, trash, len);
+			if (write(1, trash, len) < 0) /* shut gcc warning */;
 		}
 
 		if (s->si[0].state == SI_ST_CLO &&
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ struct task *process_session(struct task *t)
 				      s->uniq_id, s->be->id,
 				      (unsigned short)s->si[0].fd,
 				      (unsigned short)s->si[1].fd);
-			write(1, trash, len);
+			if (write(1, trash, len) < 0) /* shut gcc warning */;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2179,7 +2179,7 @@ struct task *process_session(struct task *t)
 		len = sprintf(trash, "%08x:%s.closed[%04x:%04x]\n",
 			      s->uniq_id, s->be->id,
 			      (unsigned short)s->req->prod->fd, (unsigned short)s->req->cons->fd);
-		write(1, trash, len);
+		if (write(1, trash, len) < 0) /* shut gcc warning */;
 	}
 
 	s->logs.t_close = tv_ms_elapsed(&s->logs.tv_accept, &now);