diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/fpsgrid/fpsgrid.lpi b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/fpsgrid/fpsgrid.lpi
index 4d68f00d8..ffd561731 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/fpsgrid/fpsgrid.lpi
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/fpsgrid/fpsgrid.lpi
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
               </Win32>
             </Options>
           </Linking>
+          <Other>
+            <CompilerPath Value="$(CompPath)"/>
+          </Other>
         </CompilerOptions>
       </Item2>
       <Item3 Name="Release">
@@ -79,6 +82,9 @@
               </Win32>
             </Options>
           </Linking>
+          <Other>
+            <CompilerPath Value="$(CompPath)"/>
+          </Other>
         </CompilerOptions>
       </Item3>
     </BuildModes>
@@ -138,6 +144,9 @@
         </Win32>
       </Options>
     </Linking>
+    <Other>
+      <CompilerPath Value="$(CompPath)"/>
+    </Other>
   </CompilerOptions>
   <Debugging>
     <Exceptions Count="5">
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheet.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheet.pas
index bd49d9099..e0fdca383 100755
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheet.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheet.pas
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ type
     @param  boBufStream     When this option is set a buffered stream is used
                             for writing (a memory stream swapping to disk) or
                             reading (a file stream pre-reading chunks of data
-                            to memory) }
+                            to memory)  }
   TsWorkbookOption = (boVirtualMode, boBufStream);
 
   {@@
@@ -1094,6 +1094,9 @@ procedure InitCell(var ACell: TCell);
 implementation
 
 uses
+ {$IFDEF UNIX}
+  clocale,
+ {$ENDIF}
   Math, StrUtils, TypInfo, fpsStreams, fpsUtils, fpsNumFormatParser, fpsFunc;
 
 { Translatable strings }
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/tests/manualtests.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/tests/manualtests.pas
index 8374907c9..bbc513e49 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/tests/manualtests.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/tests/manualtests.pas
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ end;
 procedure TSpreadManualSetup.OneTimeTearDown;
 begin
   if Workbook <> nil then begin
+    // In Ubuntu explicit deletion of the existing file is needed.
+    // Otherwise an error would occur and a defective file would be written }
+    if FileExists(TestFileManual) then DeleteFile(TestFileManual);
+
     Workbook.WriteToFile(TestFileManual, OUTPUT_FORMAT, TRUE);
     Workbook.Free;
     Workbook := nil;