diff --git a/src/fileFormats/vtk/type/foamVtkPTraits.C b/src/fileFormats/vtk/type/foamVtkPTraits.C
index 91bf1f3a33..feb5e909c2 100644
--- a/src/fileFormats/vtk/type/foamVtkPTraits.C
+++ b/src/fileFormats/vtk/type/foamVtkPTraits.C
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ Foam::foamVtkPTraits<double>::typeName = "Float64";
 #ifdef WM_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 template<>
 const char* const
-Foam::foamVtkPTraits<::Foam::endian>::typeName = "LittleEndian";
+Foam::foamVtkPTraits<Foam::endian>::typeName = "LittleEndian";
 #else
 template<>
 const char* const
-Foam::foamVtkPTraits<::Foam::endian>::typeName = "BigEndian";
+Foam::foamVtkPTraits<Foam::endian>::typeName = "BigEndian";
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/src/fileFormats/vtk/type/foamVtkPTraits.H b/src/fileFormats/vtk/type/foamVtkPTraits.H
index ea95c0820d..ff77c03b8d 100644
--- a/src/fileFormats/vtk/type/foamVtkPTraits.H
+++ b/src/fileFormats/vtk/type/foamVtkPTraits.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016-2017 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -58,28 +58,28 @@ public:
 
 
 template<>
-const char* const foamVtkPTraits<uint8_t>::typeName;  // = UInt8
+const char* const foamVtkPTraits<uint8_t>::typeName;  // UInt8
 
 template<>
-const char* const foamVtkPTraits<int32_t>::typeName;  // = Int32
+const char* const foamVtkPTraits<int32_t>::typeName;  // Int32
 
 template<>
-const char* const foamVtkPTraits<int32_t>::typeName;  // = UInt32
+const char* const foamVtkPTraits<uint32_t>::typeName; // UInt32
 
 template<>
-const char* const foamVtkPTraits<int32_t>::typeName;  // = Int64
+const char* const foamVtkPTraits<int64_t>::typeName;  // Int64
 
 template<>
-const char* const foamVtkPTraits<int64_t>::typeName;  // = UInt64
+const char* const foamVtkPTraits<uint64_t>::typeName; // UInt64
 
 template<>
-const char* const foamVtkPTraits<float>::typeName;    // = Float32
+const char* const foamVtkPTraits<float>::typeName;    // Float32
 
 template<>
-const char* const foamVtkPTraits<double>::typeName;   // = Float64
+const char* const foamVtkPTraits<double>::typeName;   // Float64
 
 template<>
-const char* const foamVtkPTraits<::Foam::endian>::typeName;
+const char* const foamVtkPTraits<Foam::endian>::typeName; // (Big|Little)Endian
 
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //