diff --git a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/inc/controller/SlsTransferable.hxx b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/inc/controller/SlsTransferable.hxx
index 347ce09603c8..289fb1f5f072 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/inc/controller/SlsTransferable.hxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/inc/controller/SlsTransferable.hxx
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ public:
         Representative (const Representative& rOther)
             : maBitmap(rOther.maBitmap), mbIsExcluded(rOther.mbIsExcluded) {}
         Representative operator= (Representative& rOther)
-        { maBitmap = rOther.maBitmap; mbIsExcluded = rOther.mbIsExcluded; }
+        {   if (&rOther != this) {maBitmap = rOther.maBitmap; mbIsExcluded = rOther.mbIsExcluded; }
+            return *this;
+        }
 
         Bitmap maBitmap;
         bool mbIsExcluded;
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/view/SlsFramePainter.cxx b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/view/SlsFramePainter.cxx
index 02251afb3f89..9b878b1ddcb0 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/view/SlsFramePainter.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/view/SlsFramePainter.cxx
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void FramePainter::AdaptColor (
     BitmapReadAccess* pReadAccess = maCenter.maBitmap.GetBitmap().AcquireReadAccess();
     if (pReadAccess == NULL)
         return;
-    const Color aSourceColor (pReadAccess->GetColor(0,0));
+    const Color aSourceColor = pReadAccess->GetColor(0,0);
     maCenter.maBitmap.GetBitmap().ReleaseAccess(pReadAccess);
 
     // Erase the center bitmap.