diff --git a/code/MakeVerboseFormat.cpp b/code/MakeVerboseFormat.cpp
index 62c7d9f13..451a61635 100644
--- a/code/MakeVerboseFormat.cpp
+++ b/code/MakeVerboseFormat.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ bool MakeVerboseFormatProcess::MakeVerboseFormat(aiMesh* pcMesh)
         delete pcMesh->mBones[i]->mWeights;
         if (!newWeights[i].empty()) {
             pcMesh->mBones[i]->mWeights = new aiVertexWeight[newWeights[i].size()];
-            memcpy(pcMesh->mBones[i]->mWeights, &newWeights[i][0],
+            aiVertexWeight *weightToCopy = &( newWeights[i][0] );
+            memcpy(pcMesh->mBones[i]->mWeights, weightToCopy,
                 sizeof(aiVertexWeight) * newWeights[i].size());
             delete[] newWeights;
         } else {
diff --git a/include/assimp/mesh.h b/include/assimp/mesh.h
index 00cc31d7a..f112bea0f 100644
--- a/include/assimp/mesh.h
+++ b/include/assimp/mesh.h
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ struct aiBone
 
     //! Default constructor
     aiBone()
-      : mNumWeights( 0 )
+        : mName()
+        , mNumWeights( 0 )
       , mWeights( NULL )
     {
     }