diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValue.C b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValue.C
index 479f93c5a8..1b3258354a 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValue.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValue.C
@@ -986,11 +986,14 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::write()
     {
         if (validField<scalar>(weightFieldName_))
         {
-            scalarField weightField = getFieldValues<scalar>
+            scalarField weightField
             (
-                weightFieldName_,
-                true,
-                orientWeightField_
+                getFieldValues<scalar>
+                (
+                    weightFieldName_,
+                    true,
+                    orientWeightField_
+                )
             );
 
             // Process the fields
@@ -998,11 +1001,14 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::write()
         }
         else if (validField<vector>(weightFieldName_))
         {
-            vectorField weightField = getFieldValues<vector>
+            vectorField weightField
             (
-                weightFieldName_,
-                true,
-                orientWeightField_
+                getFieldValues<vector>
+                (
+                    weightFieldName_,
+                    true,
+                    orientWeightField_
+                )
             );
 
             // Process the fields
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValueTemplates.C b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValueTemplates.C
index 184a664e88..0577870ad3 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValueTemplates.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValueTemplates.C
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ processSameTypeValues
             }
             else
             {
-                const scalarField factor = weightingFactor(weightField);
+                const scalarField factor(weightingFactor(weightField));
 
                 result = gSum(factor*values)/(gSum(factor) + ROOTVSMALL);
             }
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ processSameTypeValues
         }
         case opWeightedAreaAverage:
         {
-            const scalarField factor = weightingFactor(weightField, Sf);
+            const scalarField factor(weightingFactor(weightField, Sf));
 
             result = gSum(factor*values)/gSum(factor + ROOTVSMALL);
             break;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ processSameTypeValues
         }
         case opWeightedAreaIntegrate:
         {
-            const scalarField factor = weightingFactor(weightField, Sf);
+            const scalarField factor(weightingFactor(weightField, Sf));
 
             result = gSum(factor*values);
             break;