diff --git a/packager/media/base/status.cc b/packager/media/base/status.cc
index 297e617a6c..021023d7f7 100644
--- a/packager/media/base/status.cc
+++ b/packager/media/base/status.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "packager/media/base/status.h"
 
+#include "packager/base/logging.h"
 #include "packager/base/strings/stringprintf.h"
 
 namespace edash_packager {
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ std::string ErrorCodeToString(Code error_code) {
 }  // namespace
 }  // namespace error
 
-const Status& Status::OK = Status(error::OK, "");
-const Status& Status::UNKNOWN = Status(error::UNKNOWN, "");
+const Status Status::OK = Status(error::OK, "");
+const Status Status::UNKNOWN = Status(error::UNKNOWN, "");
 
 std::string Status::ToString() const {
   if (error_code_ == error::OK)
diff --git a/packager/media/base/status.h b/packager/media/base/status.h
index 210168a522..a683fa5932 100644
--- a/packager/media/base/status.h
+++ b/packager/media/base/status.h
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@
 #ifndef MEDIA_BASE_STATUS_H_
 #define MEDIA_BASE_STATUS_H_
 
+#include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
-#include "packager/base/logging.h"
-
 namespace edash_packager {
 namespace media {
 
@@ -91,8 +90,8 @@ class Status {
 
   /// @name Some pre-defined Status objects.
   /// @{
-  static const Status& OK;  // Identical to 0-arg constructor.
-  static const Status& UNKNOWN;
+  static const Status OK;  // Identical to 0-arg constructor.
+  static const Status UNKNOWN;
   /// @}
 
   /// Store the specified error in this Status object.
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ class Status {
   // generated copy constructor and assignment operator.
 };
 
-extern std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Status& x);
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Status& x);
 
 }  // namespace media
 }  // namespace edash_packager
diff --git a/packager/media/formats/mp4/fragmenter.h b/packager/media/formats/mp4/fragmenter.h
index 9fe1ace1b5..aa64f48267 100644
--- a/packager/media/formats/mp4/fragmenter.h
+++ b/packager/media/formats/mp4/fragmenter.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "packager/base/logging.h"
 #include "packager/base/memory/ref_counted.h"
 #include "packager/base/memory/scoped_ptr.h"
 #include "packager/media/base/status.h"