diff --git a/indra/media_plugins/gstreamer010/CMakeLists.txt b/indra/media_plugins/gstreamer010/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ed92f0e19..ea9354cb93 100644
--- a/indra/media_plugins/gstreamer010/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/indra/media_plugins/gstreamer010/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if(NOT ADDRESS_SIZE EQUAL 32)
   if(WINDOWS)
     ##add_definitions(/FIXED:NO)
   else(WINDOWS) # not windows therefore gcc LINUX and DARWIN
-    add_definitions(-fPIC)
+    add_definitions(-fPIC -Wno-literal-suffix)
   endif(WINDOWS)
 endif(NOT ADDRESS_SIZE EQUAL 32)
 
diff --git a/indra/media_plugins/gstreamer010/media_plugin_gstreamer010.cpp b/indra/media_plugins/gstreamer010/media_plugin_gstreamer010.cpp
index 352b63583e..969dbdfb61 100644
--- a/indra/media_plugins/gstreamer010/media_plugin_gstreamer010.cpp
+++ b/indra/media_plugins/gstreamer010/media_plugin_gstreamer010.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ private:
 	bool play(double rate);
 	bool getTimePos(double &sec_out);
 
-	static const double MIN_LOOP_SEC = 1.0F;
+	static constexpr double MIN_LOOP_SEC = 1.0F;
 
 	bool mIsLooping;
 
@@ -798,10 +798,6 @@ MediaPluginGStreamer010::startup()
 	// only do global GStreamer initialization once.
 	if (!mDoneInit)
 	{
-		g_thread_init(NULL);
-
-		// Init the glib type system - we need it.
-		g_type_init();
 
 		// Get symbols!
 #if LL_DARWIN