diff --git a/ctest/CMakeLists.txt b/ctest/CMakeLists.txt
index 03b157843c..83a7150057 100644
--- a/ctest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ctest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ enable_language(Fortran)
 endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -DADD${BU} -DCBLAS")
-if (BINARY32 AND CMAKE_C_PLATFORM_ID MATCHES "MinGW" AND CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL 14.2)
+if (BINARY32 AND CMAKE_C_PLATFORM_ID MATCHES "MinGW" AND CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 14.1)
        list(REMOVE_ITEM ${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS} -O3 -O2 -O1 -Os)
        set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELEASE "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 endif()
diff --git a/interface/zsyr.c b/interface/zsyr.c
index 8bc9ac1777..51cca84ee6 100644
--- a/interface/zsyr.c
+++ b/interface/zsyr.c
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ void NAME(char *UPLO, blasint *N, FLOAT  *ALPHA,
 
 #else
 
-void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order, enum CBLAS_UPLO Uplo, int n, FLOAT alpha, FLOAT *x, int incx, FLOAT *a, int lda) {
+void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order, enum CBLAS_UPLO Uplo, int n, void* valpha, FLOAT *x, int incx, FLOAT *a, int lda) {
 
   FLOAT *buffer;
   int uplo;
   blasint info;
-  FLOAT * ALPHA = α
+  FLOAT * ALPHA = (FLOAT*)valpha;
   FLOAT alpha_r	= ALPHA[0];
   FLOAT alpha_i	= ALPHA[1];
 #ifdef SMP