diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
index 270a6a4412..91c8ad9422 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
@@ -3727,7 +3727,7 @@ class _ShapeString(_DraftObject):
     def __init__(self, obj):
         _DraftObject.__init__(self,obj,"ShapeString")
         obj.addProperty("App::PropertyString","String","Base","Text string")
-        obj.addProperty("App::PropertyString","FontFile","Base","Font file name")
+        obj.addProperty("App::PropertyFile","FontFile","Base","Font file name")
         obj.addProperty("App::PropertyFloat","Size","Base","Height of text")
         obj.addProperty("App::PropertyInteger","Tracking","Base",
                         "Inter-character spacing")
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPartPy.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPartPy.cpp
index 5973e0659f..e9286a3269 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPartPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPartPy.cpp
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ static PyObject * makeWireString(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
     float height;
     int track = 0;
 
-    const char* text;
     Py_UNICODE *unichars;
     Py_ssize_t pysize;