diff --git a/examples/intrinsics/knc.h b/examples/intrinsics/knc.h
index a0331afb..0cfb3d31 100644
--- a/examples/intrinsics/knc.h
+++ b/examples/intrinsics/knc.h
@@ -1589,11 +1589,6 @@ CAST_BITS_SCALAR(double, int64_t)
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // various math functions
 
-/*
-static FORCEINLINE void __fastmath() {
-}
-*/
-
 static FORCEINLINE float __round_uniform_float(float v) {
     return roundf(v);
 }
@@ -1943,7 +1938,7 @@ static FORCEINLINE void __masked_store_blend_float(void *p, __vec16_f val,
 static FORCEINLINE __vec16_i32
 __gather_base_offsets32_i32(uint8_t *base, uint32_t scale, __vec16_i32 offsets, 
 			    __vec16_i1 mask) {
-    // Loop is generated by intrinsic
+    __vec16_i32 tmp = _mm512_undefined_epi32();
     __vec16_i32 ret = _mm512_mask_i32extgather_epi32(tmp, mask, offsets, base, 
                                                      _MM_UPCONV_EPI32_NONE, scale,
                                                      _MM_HINT_NONE);
@@ -1953,7 +1948,7 @@ __gather_base_offsets32_i32(uint8_t *base, uint32_t scale, __vec16_i32 offsets,
 static FORCEINLINE __vec16_f
 __gather_base_offsets32_float(uint8_t *base, uint32_t scale, __vec16_i32 offsets,
                               __vec16_i1 mask) { 
-    // Loop is generated by intrinsic
+    __vec16_f tmp = _mm512_undefined_ps();
     __vec16_f ret = _mm512_mask_i32extgather_ps(tmp, mask, offsets, base,
                                                 _MM_UPCONV_PS_NONE, scale,
                                                 _MM_HINT_NONE);