diff --git a/src/emu/machine/pla.c b/src/emu/machine/pla.c
index 22b52ef61d6..1ff0d649877 100644
--- a/src/emu/machine/pla.c
+++ b/src/emu/machine/pla.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pla_device::pla_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, device_t
 
 void pla_device::device_start()
 {
-	assert(*region() != NULL);
+	assert(region() != NULL);
 	assert(m_terms < MAX_TERMS);
 	assert(m_inputs <= 32 && m_outputs <= 32);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/util/plaparse.c b/src/lib/util/plaparse.c
index 1582f29af81..65c84b04f09 100644
--- a/src/lib/util/plaparse.c
+++ b/src/lib/util/plaparse.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static void process_field(jed_data *data, const UINT8 *cursrc, const UINT8 *srce
 
 		// end of file
 		case 'e':
-			printf("End of file\n");
+			if (LOG_PARSE) printf("End of file\n");
 			break;
 	}