diff --git a/examples/common.cpp b/examples/common.cpp
index 23d69e7d5..7aa77587b 100644
--- a/examples/common.cpp
+++ b/examples/common.cpp
@@ -520,8 +520,9 @@ void console_init(console_state & con_st) {
     if (con_st.tty != nullptr) {
         con_st.out = con_st.tty;
     }
-#endif
+
     setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+#endif
 }
 
 void console_cleanup(console_state & con_st) {
diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index 27ac31008..275372aa9 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -11890,7 +11890,11 @@ typedef int ggml_lock_t;
 
 #define ggml_lock_init(x)    UNUSED(x)
 #define ggml_lock_destroy(x) UNUSED(x)
+#if defined(__x86_64__) || (defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_M_AMD64))
+#define ggml_lock_lock(x)    _mm_pause()
+#else
 #define ggml_lock_lock(x)    UNUSED(x)
+#endif
 #define ggml_lock_unlock(x)  UNUSED(x)
 
 #define GGML_LOCK_INITIALIZER 0