diff --git a/returnvalues/HasReturnvaluesIF.h b/returnvalues/HasReturnvaluesIF.h
index b8b72a9f..d84fc757 100644
--- a/returnvalues/HasReturnvaluesIF.h
+++ b/returnvalues/HasReturnvaluesIF.h
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef HASRETURNVALUESIF_H_
 #define HASRETURNVALUESIF_H_
 
-#include <stdint.h>
 #include <framework/returnvalues/FwClassIds.h>
 #include <config/returnvalues/classIds.h>
+#include <cstdint>
 
 #define MAKE_RETURN_CODE( number )	((INTERFACE_ID << 8) + (number))
 typedef uint16_t ReturnValue_t;
diff --git a/serialize/SerialLinkedListAdapter.h b/serialize/SerialLinkedListAdapter.h
index 80dbcaf1..b5c06a16 100644
--- a/serialize/SerialLinkedListAdapter.h
+++ b/serialize/SerialLinkedListAdapter.h
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@
 template<typename T, typename count_t = uint8_t>
 class SerialLinkedListAdapter: public SinglyLinkedList<T>, public SerializeIF {
 public:
+	/**
+	 * Copying is forbidden by deleting the copy constructor and the copy
+	 * assignment operator because of the pointers to the linked list members.
+	 * Unless the child class implements an own copy constructor or
+	 * copy assignment operator, these operation will throw a compiler error.
+	 * @param
+	 */
+	SerialLinkedListAdapter(const SerialLinkedListAdapter &) = delete;
+	SerialLinkedListAdapter& operator=(const SerialLinkedListAdapter&) = delete;
+
 	SerialLinkedListAdapter(typename LinkedElement<T>::Iterator start,
 			bool printCount = false) :
 			SinglyLinkedList<T>(start), printCount(printCount) {
diff --git a/serialize/SerializeIF.h b/serialize/SerializeIF.h
index d547daac..da401b2f 100644
--- a/serialize/SerializeIF.h
+++ b/serialize/SerializeIF.h
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <type_traits>
 
+#ifndef ssize_t
 typedef std::make_signed<std::size_t>::type ssize_t;
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @defgroup serialize Serialization
  * Contains serialisation services.