diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/logcontrol.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/logcontrol.xml
index de3732f339c6d84cf6ad7bf84c3e246d366de09e..6a798e1d42d3888dbd8a2e539e2309d6de77c120 100755
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/logcontrol.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/logcontrol.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 						</array>
 					<key>tags</key>
 						<array>
+						     <string>Avatar</string>
 						<!-- sample entry for debugging specific items	
 						     <string>Avatar</string>
 						     <string>Inventory</string>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
index 765220cdd4f000d21c61f5aed1882764b02f5e3f..25c7120a19215e9783d2bb8dfa7aec53202e7ad0 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
@@ -3225,7 +3225,7 @@ BOOL LLVOAvatar::updateCharacter(LLAgent &agent)
 			debug_line += llformat(" hov_z: %f", mHoverOffset[2]);
 		}
 		F32 elapsed = mLastAppearanceMessageTimer.getElapsedTimeF32();
-		static char *elapsed_chars = "Xx*...";
+		static const char *elapsed_chars = "Xx*...";
 		U32 bucket = U32(elapsed*2);
 		if (bucket < strlen(elapsed_chars))
 		{