diff --git a/applications/solvers/DNS/dnsFoam/dnsFoam.C b/applications/solvers/DNS/dnsFoam/dnsFoam.C
index 34f212bc4d..73455c005d 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/DNS/dnsFoam/dnsFoam.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/DNS/dnsFoam/dnsFoam.C
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         for (int corr=1; corr<=1; corr++)
         {
-            volScalarField rAU = 1.0/UEqn.A();
+            volScalarField rAU(1.0/UEqn.A());
 
             U = rAU*UEqn.H();
             phi = (fvc::interpolate(U) & mesh.Sf())
diff --git a/applications/solvers/DNS/dnsFoam/readTurbulenceProperties.H b/applications/solvers/DNS/dnsFoam/readTurbulenceProperties.H
index ba1d5dcd80..0d6b417d5a 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/DNS/dnsFoam/readTurbulenceProperties.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/DNS/dnsFoam/readTurbulenceProperties.H
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@
         )
     );
 
-    volVectorField force =
-        U/dimensionedScalar("dt", dimTime, runTime.deltaTValue());
+    volVectorField force
+    (
+        U/dimensionedScalar("dt", dimTime, runTime.deltaTValue())
+    );
 
     Kmesh K(mesh);
     UOprocess forceGen(K, runTime.deltaTValue(), turbulenceProperties);
diff --git a/applications/solvers/basic/laplacianFoam/write.H b/applications/solvers/basic/laplacianFoam/write.H
index a3cec5419f..47aa182c0a 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/basic/laplacianFoam/write.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/basic/laplacianFoam/write.H
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
     if (runTime.outputTime())
     {
-        volVectorField gradT = fvc::grad(T);
+        volVectorField gradT(fvc::grad(T));
 
         volScalarField gradTx
         (