diff --git a/examples/sokol/particles/modules/particle/system.v b/examples/sokol/particles/modules/particle/system.v
index c1e2e491f5..0b41cacaab 100644
--- a/examples/sokol/particles/modules/particle/system.v
+++ b/examples/sokol/particles/modules/particle/system.v
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ pub fn (mut s System) update(dt f64) {
 			moved++
 		}
 	}
-	$if trace_moves_spool_to_sbin ? {
-		if moved != 0 {
+	if moved != 0 {
+		$if trace_moves_spool_to_sbin ? {
 			eprintln('${moved:4} particles s.pool -> s.bin')
 		}
 	}
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ pub fn (mut s System) explode(x f32, y f32) {
 		moved++
 		reserve--
 	}
-	$if trace_moves_sbin_to_spool ? {
-		if moved != 0 {
+	if moved != 0 {
+		$if trace_moves_sbin_to_spool ? {
 			eprintln('${moved:4} particles s.bin -> s.pool')
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/examples/sokol/particles/particles.v b/examples/sokol/particles/particles.v
index ed5b135026..71b65ca8ec 100644
--- a/examples/sokol/particles/particles.v
+++ b/examples/sokol/particles/particles.v
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ fn (mut a App) run() {
 		init_userdata_cb:    init
 		frame_userdata_cb:   frame
 		event_userdata_cb:   event
-		window_title:        title.str
-		html5_canvas_name:   title.str
+		window_title:        &char(title.str)
+		html5_canvas_name:   &char(title.str)
 		cleanup_userdata_cb: cleanup
 	}
 	sapp.run(&desc)
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
index dd9e0757b9..5376c28482 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ fn (mut v Builder) setup_ccompiler_options(ccompiler string) {
 		'-Wno-int-to-pointer-cast', // gcc version of the above
 		'-Wno-trigraphs', // see stackoverflow.com/a/8435413
 		'-Wno-missing-braces', // see stackoverflow.com/q/13746033
+		'-Wno-enum-conversion', // silences `.dst_factor_rgb = sokol__gfx__BlendFactor__one_minus_src_alpha`
+		'-Wno-enum-compare', // silences `if (ev->mouse_button == sokol__sapp__MouseButton__left) {`
 		// enable additional warnings:
 		'-Wno-unknown-warning', // if a C compiler does not understand a certain flag, it should just ignore it
 		'-Wno-unknown-warning-option', // clang equivalent of the above