diff --git a/Compiler/BackEnd/BackendVarTransform.mo b/Compiler/BackEnd/BackendVarTransform.mo
index 53db54f71f9..e8b7c9e93f2 100644
--- a/Compiler/BackEnd/BackendVarTransform.mo
+++ b/Compiler/BackEnd/BackendVarTransform.mo
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ protected function optimizeIfEquation
   input list<BackendDAE.Equation> inEqns;
   output list<BackendDAE.Equation> outEqns;
 algorithm
-  outEqn := matchcontinue(conditions,theneqns,elseenqs,conditions1,theneqns1,source,inEqns)
+  outEqns := matchcontinue(conditions,theneqns,elseenqs,conditions1,theneqns1,source,inEqns)
     local
       DAE.Exp e;
       list<DAE.Exp> explst;
diff --git a/Compiler/Util/Util.mo b/Compiler/Util/Util.mo
index 1a633d56b72..d8e8c4b4daf 100644
--- a/Compiler/Util/Util.mo
+++ b/Compiler/Util/Util.mo
@@ -834,6 +834,7 @@ public function arrayCons
   input array<list<Type_a>> arr;
   output array<list<Type_a>> out;
 replaceable type Type_a subtypeof Any;
+protected
   list<Type_a> l;
 algorithm
   l := arr[index];