diff --git a/ev.c b/ev.c
index 127c50f..a5fee54 100644
--- a/ev.c
+++ b/ev.c
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ evpipe_init (EV_P)
     }
 }
 
-inline_size void
+inline_speed void
 evpipe_write (EV_P_ EV_ATOMIC_T *flag)
 {
   if (!*flag)
@@ -1430,11 +1430,12 @@ evpipe_write (EV_P_ EV_ATOMIC_T *flag)
 
       if (pipe_write_wanted)
         {
-          int old_errno = errno; /* save errno because write will clobber it */
-          char dummy;
+          int old_errno;
 
           pipe_write_skipped = 0;
 
+          old_errno = errno; /* save errno because write will clobber it */
+
 #if EV_USE_EVENTFD
           if (evfd >= 0)
             {
@@ -1449,7 +1450,7 @@ evpipe_write (EV_P_ EV_ATOMIC_T *flag)
               /* so when you think this write should be a send instead, please find out */
               /* where your send() is from - it's definitely not the microsoft send, and */
               /* tell me. thank you. */
-              write (evpipe [1], &dummy, 1);
+              write (evpipe [1], &(evpipe [1]), 1);
             }
 
           errno = old_errno;