diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b9651ae783..d4cf3e24cf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -138,10 +138,11 @@ define cmake-build
 +@(cd $(BUILD_DIR) && $(PX4_MAKE) $(PX4_MAKE_ARGS) $(ARGS))
 endef
 
+COLOR_BLUE = \033[0;34m
+NO_COLOR   = \033[m
+
 define colorecho
-+@tput setaf 6
-+@echo $1
-+@tput sgr0
++@echo "${COLOR_BLUE}${1} ${NO_COLOR}"
 endef
 
 # Get a list of all config targets.
diff --git a/msg/templates/uorb/microRTPS_client.cpp.template b/msg/templates/uorb/microRTPS_client.cpp.template
index 52c97f8db3..edb4ae8302 100644
--- a/msg/templates/uorb/microRTPS_client.cpp.template
+++ b/msg/templates/uorb/microRTPS_client.cpp.template
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static int parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
 }
 
 @[if send_topics]@
-void* send(void*)
+void* send(void* /*unused*/)
 {
     char data_buffer[BUFFER_SIZE] = {};
     uint64_t sent = 0, total_sent = 0;