diff --git a/daemons/gptp/linux/src/linux_hal_common.cpp b/daemons/gptp/linux/src/linux_hal_common.cpp
index cd880ba90e..3be16c8640 100644
--- a/daemons/gptp/linux/src/linux_hal_common.cpp
+++ b/daemons/gptp/linux/src/linux_hal_common.cpp
@@ -704,9 +704,10 @@ bool LinuxLock::initialize( OSLockType type ) {
 	lock_c = pthread_mutex_init(&_private->mutex,&_private->mta);
 	if(lock_c != 0) {
 		GPTP_LOG_ERROR("Mutex initialization failed - %s",strerror(errno));
-		return oslock_fail;
+		return false;
 	}
-	return oslock_ok;
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 LinuxLock::~LinuxLock() {
diff --git a/daemons/gptp/linux/src/linux_hal_generic_adj.cpp b/daemons/gptp/linux/src/linux_hal_generic_adj.cpp
index f722ac4a43..ff445f6871 100644
--- a/daemons/gptp/linux/src/linux_hal_generic_adj.cpp
+++ b/daemons/gptp/linux/src/linux_hal_generic_adj.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@
 ******************************************************************************/
 
 #include <linux/timex.h>
- // avoid indirect inclusion of time.h since this will clash with linux/timex.h
+// linux_hal_generic.hpp pulls in redefinition of struct timespec and timeval
+// Below are defines that prevent this:
 #define _TIME_H  1
 #define _STRUCT_TIMEVAL 1
+#define __timeval_defined 1
+#define __timespec_defined 1
 #include <linux_hal_generic.hpp>
 #include <syscall.h>
 #include <math.h>