diff --git a/AppKit/CPColor.j b/AppKit/CPColor.j
index 636f96a3f..cdc3af3a7 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPColor.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPColor.j
@@ -735,6 +735,9 @@ var CPColorComponentsKey    = @"CPColorComponentsKey",
 
 var hexCharacters = "0123456789ABCDEF";
 
+// HACK: prevent these from becoming globals. workaround for obj-j "function foo(){}" behavior
+var hexToRGB, integerToBytes, rgbToHex, byteToHex;
+
 /*!
     Used for the CPColor \c +colorWithHexString: implementation
     @ignore
diff --git a/Foundation/CPArray+KVO.j b/Foundation/CPArray+KVO.j
index 1388f8a6e..4c56931a3 100644
--- a/Foundation/CPArray+KVO.j
+++ b/Foundation/CPArray+KVO.j
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@
 
 var kvoOperators = [];
 
+// HACK: prevent these from becoming globals. workaround for obj-j "function foo(){}" behavior
+var avgOperator, maxOperator, minOperator, countOperator, sumOperator;
+
 kvoOperators["avg"] = function avgOperator(self, _cmd, param)
 {
     var objects = [self valueForKeyPath:param],