diff --git a/lang/m2/libm2/RealConver.mod b/lang/m2/libm2/RealConver.mod
index f3795a339..72a95c5ef 100644
--- a/lang/m2/libm2/RealConver.mod
+++ b/lang/m2/libm2/RealConver.mod
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ IMPLEMENTATION MODULE RealConversions;
 			RETURN;
 		END;
 		str[ind1] := 'E'; INC(ind1);
-		DEC(pointpos);
+		IF r # 0.0D THEN DEC(pointpos); END;
 		IF pointpos < 0 THEN
 			pointpos := -pointpos;
 			str[ind1] := '-';
diff --git a/lang/m2/libm2/Streams.def b/lang/m2/libm2/Streams.def
index e61336723..423063a47 100644
--- a/lang/m2/libm2/Streams.def
+++ b/lang/m2/libm2/Streams.def
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ DEFINITION MODULE Streams;
   *)
 
   PROCEDURE WriteBytes(stream: Stream;
-		       VAR bytes: ARRAY OF BYTE;
+		       bytes: ARRAY OF BYTE;
 		       VAR result: StreamResult);
   (* writes bytes to the stream. No character translations occur.
      The number of bytes written is equal to the size of the parameter.
diff --git a/lang/m2/libm2/Streams.mod b/lang/m2/libm2/Streams.mod
index 5c20c91e4..6cd36d3e3 100644
--- a/lang/m2/libm2/Streams.mod
+++ b/lang/m2/libm2/Streams.mod
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ IMPLEMENTATION MODULE Streams;
 	END;
   END WriteByte;
 
-  PROCEDURE WriteBytes(stream: Stream; VAR bytes: ARRAY OF BYTE; VAR result: StreamResult);
+  PROCEDURE WriteBytes(stream: Stream; bytes: ARRAY OF BYTE; VAR result: StreamResult);
   VAR i: CARDINAL;
   BEGIN
 	FOR i := 0 TO HIGH(bytes) DO