diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/dataConversion/foamToEnsight/ensightMesh.C b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/dataConversion/foamToEnsight/ensightMesh.C
index 946b5dd01..0bee4eb58 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/dataConversion/foamToEnsight/ensightMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/dataConversion/foamToEnsight/ensightMesh.C
@@ -962,11 +962,12 @@ void Foam::ensightMesh::writeAllFacePrims
 {
     if (nPrims)
     {
+	const labelList* pPrims = &prims;
         if (Pstream::master())
         {
             ensightGeometryFile << key << nl << setw(10) << nPrims << nl;
 
-            if (&prims != nullptr)
+            if (pPrims != nullptr)
             {
                 writeFacePrims
                 (
@@ -993,7 +994,7 @@ void Foam::ensightMesh::writeAllFacePrims
                 }
             }
         }
-        else if (&prims != nullptr)
+        else if (pPrims != nullptr)
         {
             OPstream toMaster(Pstream::scheduled, Pstream::masterNo());
             toMaster<< ensMap(patchFaces, prims);
@@ -1050,10 +1051,11 @@ void Foam::ensightMesh::writeAllNSided
                 << "nsided" << nl << setw(10) << nPrims << nl;
         }
 
+	const labelList* pPrims = &prims;
         // Number of points for each face
         if (Pstream::master())
         {
-            if (&prims != nullptr)
+            if (pPrims != nullptr)
             {
                 writeNSidedNPointsPerFace
                 (
@@ -1078,7 +1080,7 @@ void Foam::ensightMesh::writeAllNSided
                 }
             }
         }
-        else if (&prims != nullptr)
+        else if (pPrims != nullptr)
         {
             OPstream toMaster(Pstream::scheduled, Pstream::masterNo());
             toMaster<< ensMap(patchFaces, prims);
@@ -1087,7 +1089,7 @@ void Foam::ensightMesh::writeAllNSided
         // List of points id for each face
         if (Pstream::master())
         {
-            if (&prims != nullptr)
+            if (pPrims != nullptr)
             {
                 writeNSidedPoints
                 (
@@ -1114,7 +1116,7 @@ void Foam::ensightMesh::writeAllNSided
                 }
             }
         }
-        else if (&prims != nullptr)
+        else if (pPrims != nullptr)
         {
             OPstream toMaster(Pstream::scheduled, Pstream::masterNo());
             toMaster<< ensMap(patchFaces, prims);
@@ -1174,10 +1176,11 @@ void Foam::ensightMesh::writeAllNSidedBinary
             writeEnsDataBinary(nPrims,ensightGeometryFile);
         }
 
+	const labelList* pPrims = &prims;
         // Number of points for each face
         if (Pstream::master())
         {
-            if (&prims != nullptr)
+            if (pPrims != nullptr)
             {
                 writeNSidedNPointsPerFaceBinary
                 (
@@ -1202,7 +1205,7 @@ void Foam::ensightMesh::writeAllNSidedBinary
                 }
             }
         }
-        else if (&prims != nullptr)
+        else if (pPrims != nullptr)
         {
             OPstream toMaster(Pstream::scheduled, Pstream::masterNo());
             toMaster<< ensMap(patchFaces, prims);
@@ -1211,7 +1214,7 @@ void Foam::ensightMesh::writeAllNSidedBinary
         // List of points id for each face
         if (Pstream::master())
         {
-            if (&prims != nullptr)
+            if (pPrims != nullptr)
             {
                 writeNSidedPointsBinary
                 (
@@ -1238,7 +1241,7 @@ void Foam::ensightMesh::writeAllNSidedBinary
                 }
             }
         }
-        else if (&prims != nullptr)
+        else if (pPrims != nullptr)
         {
             OPstream toMaster(Pstream::scheduled, Pstream::masterNo());
             toMaster<< ensMap(patchFaces, prims);
@@ -1260,12 +1263,13 @@ void Foam::ensightMesh::writeAllFacePrimsBinary
 {
     if (nPrims)
     {
+	const labelList* pPrims = &prims;
         if (Pstream::master())
         {
             writeEnsDataBinary(key,ensightGeometryFile);
             writeEnsDataBinary(nPrims,ensightGeometryFile);
 
-            if (&prims != nullptr)
+            if (pPrims != nullptr)
             {
                 writeFacePrimsBinary
                 (
@@ -1292,7 +1296,7 @@ void Foam::ensightMesh::writeAllFacePrimsBinary
                 }
             }
         }
-        else if (&prims != nullptr)
+        else if (pPrims != nullptr)
         {
             OPstream toMaster(Pstream::scheduled, Pstream::masterNo());
             toMaster<< ensMap(patchFaces, prims);
diff --git a/src/conversion/ensight/part/ensightPartCells.C b/src/conversion/ensight/part/ensightPartCells.C
index 7b89c4be5..bf174ef54 100644
--- a/src/conversion/ensight/part/ensightPartCells.C
+++ b/src/conversion/ensight/part/ensightPartCells.C
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ void Foam::ensightPartCells::classify(const labelList& idList)
     size_ = mesh.nCells();
 
     bool limited = false;
-    if (&idList)
+    const labelList* pIdList = &idList;
+    if (pIdList)
     {
         limited = true;
         size_ = idList.size();
diff --git a/src/foam/db/typeInfo/typeInfo.H b/src/foam/db/typeInfo/typeInfo.H
index 2c8e96335..e9fc4d352 100644
--- a/src/foam/db/typeInfo/typeInfo.H
+++ b/src/foam/db/typeInfo/typeInfo.H
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ inline bool isType(const Type& t)
 template<class TestType, class Type>
 inline bool isA(const Type& t)
 {
-    return dynamic_cast<const TestType*>(&t);
+    const Type* p = &t;
+    return dynamic_cast<const TestType*>(p);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledPatch/sampledPatch.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledPatch/sampledPatch.C
index bb19b3d92..8762012c9 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledPatch/sampledPatch.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledPatch/sampledPatch.C
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ void Foam::sampledPatch::remapFaces
 )
 {
     // recalculate the cells cut
-    if (&faceMap && faceMap.size())
+    const UList<label>* pFaceMap = &faceMap;
+    if (pFaceMap && faceMap.size())
     {
         MeshStorage::remapFaces(faceMap);
     }