diff --git a/meshLibrary/cartesian2DMesh/cartesian2DMeshGenerator/cartesian2DMeshGenerator.C b/meshLibrary/cartesian2DMesh/cartesian2DMeshGenerator/cartesian2DMeshGenerator.C
index 5421a58bf6642b04104a1f19c47294ad5cf33049..124198e07731747ac6a190947d329a3cca395b2f 100644
--- a/meshLibrary/cartesian2DMesh/cartesian2DMeshGenerator/cartesian2DMeshGenerator.C
+++ b/meshLibrary/cartesian2DMesh/cartesian2DMeshGenerator/cartesian2DMeshGenerator.C
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ Foam::Module::cartesian2DMeshGenerator::cartesian2DMeshGenerator
             checkMeshDict cmd(meshDict_);
         }
 
-        fileName surfaceFile = meshDict_.lookup("surfaceFile");
+        fileName surfaceFile(meshDict_.lookup("surfaceFile"));
         if (Pstream::parRun())
         {
             surfaceFile = ".."/surfaceFile;
diff --git a/meshLibrary/cartesianMesh/cartesianMeshGenerator/cartesianMeshGenerator.C b/meshLibrary/cartesianMesh/cartesianMeshGenerator/cartesianMeshGenerator.C
index 149050fff6c524dd5251ba9bce4949bb7793b19d..3e54651b11bab9004a15b527896a9334cf73cbda 100644
--- a/meshLibrary/cartesianMesh/cartesianMeshGenerator/cartesianMeshGenerator.C
+++ b/meshLibrary/cartesianMesh/cartesianMeshGenerator/cartesianMeshGenerator.C
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Foam::Module::cartesianMeshGenerator::cartesianMeshGenerator(const Time& time)
             checkMeshDict cmd(meshDict_);
         }
 
-        fileName surfaceFile = meshDict_.lookup("surfaceFile");
+        fileName surfaceFile(meshDict_.lookup("surfaceFile"));
         if (Pstream::parRun())
             surfaceFile = ".."/surfaceFile;
 
diff --git a/meshLibrary/tetMesh/tetMeshGenerator/tetMeshGenerator.C b/meshLibrary/tetMesh/tetMeshGenerator/tetMeshGenerator.C
index 29a96aaaa965379f402fe2a12d00a921a2b09ced..9d05aa58c5cacc032ced59e936333d4161c6b321 100644
--- a/meshLibrary/tetMesh/tetMeshGenerator/tetMeshGenerator.C
+++ b/meshLibrary/tetMesh/tetMeshGenerator/tetMeshGenerator.C
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ Foam::Module::tetMeshGenerator::tetMeshGenerator(const Time& time)
             checkMeshDict cmd(meshDict_);
         }
 
-        const fileName surfaceFile = meshDict_.lookup("surfaceFile");
+        const fileName surfaceFile(meshDict_.lookup("surfaceFile"));
 
         surfacePtr_ = new triSurf(runTime_.path()/surfaceFile);
 
diff --git a/meshLibrary/voronoiMesh/voronoiMeshGenerator/voronoiMeshGenerator.C b/meshLibrary/voronoiMesh/voronoiMeshGenerator/voronoiMeshGenerator.C
index a8bc46a852d49cb9862345ffb510266351553bc7..59b60fa8b540fe2a4166919dc76e6f4064663dac 100644
--- a/meshLibrary/voronoiMesh/voronoiMeshGenerator/voronoiMeshGenerator.C
+++ b/meshLibrary/voronoiMesh/voronoiMeshGenerator/voronoiMeshGenerator.C
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ Foam::Module::voronoiMeshGenerator::voronoiMeshGenerator(const Time& time)
         if (true)
             checkMeshDict cmd(meshDict_);
 
-        const fileName surfaceFile = meshDict_.lookup("surfaceFile");
+        const fileName surfaceFile(meshDict_.lookup("surfaceFile"));
 
         surfacePtr_ = new triSurf(runTime_.path()/surfaceFile);