diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/checkMesh/checkTopology.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/checkMesh/checkTopology.C
index 39e7375a67..7e395be879 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/checkMesh/checkTopology.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/checkMesh/checkTopology.C
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Foam::label Foam::checkTopology
         if (nOneCells > 0)
         {
             Info<< "  <<Writing " << nOneCells
-                << " cells with with zero or one non-boundary face to set "
+                << " cells with zero or one non-boundary face to set "
                 << oneCells.name()
                 << endl;
             oneCells.instance() = mesh.pointsInstance();
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ Foam::label Foam::checkTopology
         if (nTwoCells > 0)
         {
             Info<< "  <<Writing " << nTwoCells
-                << " cells with with two non-boundary faces to set "
+                << " cells with two non-boundary faces to set "
                 << twoCells.name()
                 << endl;
             twoCells.instance() = mesh.pointsInstance();
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/checkMesh/printMeshStats.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/checkMesh/printMeshStats.C
index 9ff4ed0334..9d49ffa2a9 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/checkMesh/printMeshStats.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/checkMesh/printMeshStats.C
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ void Foam::printMeshStats(const polyMesh& mesh, const bool allTopology)
         Info<< "    Breakdown of polyhedra by number of faces:" << nl
             << "        faces" << "   number of cells" << endl;
 
-        labelList sortedKeys = polyhedralFaces.sortedToc();
+        const labelList sortedKeys = polyhedralFaces.sortedToc();
 
         forAll(sortedKeys, keyI)
         {
-            label nFaces = sortedKeys[keyI];
+            const label nFaces = sortedKeys[keyI];
 
             Info<< setf(std::ios::right) << setw(13)
                 << nFaces << "   " << polyhedralFaces[nFaces] << nl;