diff --git a/src/give.c b/src/give.c
index f64bf0a51..71928f630 100644
--- a/src/give.c
+++ b/src/give.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ void give_unit(unit * u, unit * u2, order * ord)
 
 bool can_give_to(unit *u, unit *u2) {
     /* Damit Tarner nicht durch die Fehlermeldung enttarnt werden können */
-    if (!u2 || u2->number == 0) {
+    if (!u2) {
         return false;
     }
     if (u2 && !alliedunit(u2, u->faction, HELP_GIVE)
diff --git a/src/kernel/config.c b/src/kernel/config.c
index 0db12308d..cdc30618a 100644
--- a/src/kernel/config.c
+++ b/src/kernel/config.c
@@ -1016,9 +1016,9 @@ int read_unitid(const faction * f, const region * r)
 
 int getunit(const region * r, const faction * f, unit **uresult)
 {
+    unit *u2 = NULL;
     int n = read_unitid(f, r);
     int result = GET_NOTFOUND;
-    unit *u2 = NULL;
 
     if (n == 0) {
         result = GET_PEASANTS;