diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMeshInitMesh.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMeshInitMesh.C
index 1da0d14057..1f554071b8 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMeshInitMesh.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMeshInitMesh.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2011, 2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
@@ -95,11 +95,13 @@ void Foam::polyMesh::initMesh()
         nCells
     );
 
-    string meshInfo =
+    const string meshInfo
+    (
         "nPoints:" + Foam::name(nPoints())
       + "  nCells:" + Foam::name(this->nCells())
       + "  nFaces:" + Foam::name(nFaces())
-      + "  nInternalFaces:" + Foam::name(nInternalFaces());
+      + "  nInternalFaces:" + Foam::name(nInternalFaces())
+    );
 
     owner_.note() = meshInfo;
     neighbour_.note() = meshInfo;
@@ -165,11 +167,13 @@ void Foam::polyMesh::initMesh(cellList& c)
         c
     );
 
-    string meshInfo =
-        "nPoints: " + Foam::name(nPoints())
-      + " nCells: " + Foam::name(nCells())
-      + " nFaces: " + Foam::name(nFaces())
-      + " nInternalFaces: " + Foam::name(this->nInternalFaces());
+    const string meshInfo
+    (
+        "nPoints:" + Foam::name(nPoints())
+      + "  nCells:" + Foam::name(nCells())
+      + "  nFaces:" + Foam::name(nFaces())
+      + "  nInternalFaces:" + Foam::name(this->nInternalFaces())
+    );
 
     owner_.note() = meshInfo;
     neighbour_.note() = meshInfo;