diff --git a/common.c b/common.c
index 1bf00ab..18e258a 100644
--- a/common.c
+++ b/common.c
@@ -375,13 +375,13 @@ void pipeline_create(
         // seq and next are garbage
         queue_push(gPipelineStartQ, PIPELINE_ITEM, item);
     }
-    if (pthread_create(&gPLSplitThread, NULL, &pipeline_thread_split, NULL))
-        die("Error creating read thread");
     for (size_t i = 0; i < gPLProcessCount; ++i) {
         if (pthread_create(&gPLProcessThreads[i], NULL,
                 &pipeline_thread_process, (void*)(uintptr_t)i))
             die("Error creating encode thread");
     }
+    if (pthread_create(&gPLSplitThread, NULL, &pipeline_thread_split, NULL))
+        die("Error creating read thread");
 }
 
 static void pipeline_qfree(int type, void *p) {
diff --git a/list.c b/list.c
index 4ae709b..e601ce2 100644
--- a/list.c
+++ b/list.c
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #include "pixz.h"
 
-#include <getopt.h>
-
 #pragma mark FUNCTION DEFINITIONS
 
 void pixz_list(bool tar) {
diff --git a/pixz.c b/pixz.c
index b002847..f78074e 100644
--- a/pixz.c
+++ b/pixz.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "pixz.h"
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/read.c b/read.c
index e243144..8d0aaae 100644
--- a/read.c
+++ b/read.c
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #include <archive.h>
 #include <archive_entry.h>
 
-#include <getopt.h>
-
 
 #pragma mark DECLARE WANTED
 
diff --git a/write.c b/write.c
index e65181f..7a80eca 100644
--- a/write.c
+++ b/write.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <archive.h>
 #include <archive_entry.h>
 
-#include <getopt.h>
 
 #pragma mark TYPES