diff --git a/common/place.cc b/common/place.cc
index e27a46be..172001a6 100644
--- a/common/place.cc
+++ b/common/place.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void place_design(Design *design) {
 		}
 
 		bel_type = belTypeFromId(cell->type);
-		if (bel_type == TYPE_NIL) {
+		if (bel_type == BelType()) {
 			log_error("No Bel of type \'%s\' defined for "
 				"this chip\n", cell->type.c_str());
 		}
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ void place_design(Design *design) {
 	}
 
 	for(auto bel_type_name : types_used) {
-		BelRange	blist = design->chip.getBels();
+		auto		blist = design->chip.getBels();
 		BelType		bel_type = belTypeFromId(bel_type_name);
-		BelIterator	bi = blist.begin();
+		auto		bi = blist.begin();
 
 		for(auto cell_entry : design->cells) {
 			CellInfo	*cell = cell_entry.second;
diff --git a/dummy/chip.cc b/dummy/chip.cc
index 642984ca..51246344 100644
--- a/dummy/chip.cc
+++ b/dummy/chip.cc
@@ -20,3 +20,14 @@
 #include "chip.h"
 
 Chip::Chip(ChipArgs) {}
+
+const vector<BelId> &Chip::getBels() const
+{
+    static vector<BelId> ret;
+    return ret;
+}
+
+BelType Chip::getBelType(BelId bel) const
+{
+    return BelType();
+}