diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/Makefile b/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/Makefile
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 
 LIBADD=	vmmapi util
 
-WARNS?=	3
-
 CFLAGS+= -I${SRCTOP}/sys/amd64/vmm
 
 .if ${MK_BHYVE_SNAPSHOT} != "no"
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/bhyvectl.c b/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/bhyvectl.c
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/bhyvectl.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/bhyvectl.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 static int set_cs, set_ds, set_es, set_fs, set_gs, set_ss, set_tr, set_ldtr;
 static int get_cs, get_ds, get_es, get_fs, get_gs, get_ss, get_tr, get_ldtr;
 static int set_x2apic_state, get_x2apic_state;
-enum x2apic_state x2apic_state;
+static enum x2apic_state x2apic_state;
 static int unassign_pptdev, bus, slot, func;
 static int run;
 static int get_cpu_topology;
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@
 static int get_eptp, get_io_bitmap, get_tsc_offset;
 static int get_vmcs_entry_interruption_info;
 static int get_vmcs_interruptibility;
-uint32_t vmcs_entry_interruption_info;
 static int get_vmcs_gpa, get_vmcs_gla;
 static int get_exception_bitmap;
 static int get_cr0_mask, get_cr0_shadow;
@@ -497,8 +496,8 @@
 static int
 dump_msr_bitmap(int vcpu, uint64_t addr, bool cpu_intel)
 {
+	char *bitmap;
 	int error, fd, map_size;
-	const char *bitmap;
 
 	error = -1;
 	bitmap = MAP_FAILED;
@@ -648,25 +647,20 @@
 static bool
 cpu_vendor_intel(void)
 {
-	u_int regs[4];
-	char cpu_vendor[13];
+	u_int regs[4], v[3];
 
 	do_cpuid(0, regs);
-	((u_int *)&cpu_vendor)[0] = regs[1];
-	((u_int *)&cpu_vendor)[1] = regs[3];
-	((u_int *)&cpu_vendor)[2] = regs[2];
-	cpu_vendor[12] = '\0';
+	v[0] = regs[1];
+	v[1] = regs[3];
+	v[2] = regs[2];
 
-	if (strcmp(cpu_vendor, "AuthenticAMD") == 0) {
-		return (false);
-	} else if (strcmp(cpu_vendor, "HygonGenuine") == 0) {
-		return (false);
-	} else if (strcmp(cpu_vendor, "GenuineIntel") == 0) {
+	if (memcmp(v, "GenuineIntel", sizeof(v)) == 0)
 		return (true);
-	} else {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Unknown cpu vendor \"%s\"\n", cpu_vendor);
-		exit(1);
-	}
+	if (memcmp(v, "AuthenticAMD", sizeof(v)) == 0 ||
+	    memcmp(v, "HygonGenuine", sizeof(v)) == 0)
+		return (false);
+	fprintf(stderr, "Unknown cpu vendor \"%s\"\n", (const char *)v);
+	exit(1);
 }
 
 static int