diff --git a/src/rec/aSubRecord.c b/src/rec/aSubRecord.c
index 455f803cf..a4ecf4179 100644
--- a/src/rec/aSubRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/aSubRecord.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ static const char *Ofldnames[] = {
 
 static long init_record(aSubRecord *prec, int pass)
 {
+    STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(prec->onam)==sizeof(prec->snam));
     GENFUNCPTR     pfunc;
     long           status;
     int            i;
@@ -210,7 +211,6 @@ static long init_record(aSubRecord *prec, int pass)
             return S_db_BadSub;
         }
     }
-    STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(prec->onam)==sizeof(prec->snam));
     strcpy(prec->onam, prec->snam);
     prec->oval = prec->val;
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/rec/stringinRecord.c b/src/rec/stringinRecord.c
index 5bff99c8c..ce2200fa1 100644
--- a/src/rec/stringinRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/stringinRecord.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static long readValue(stringinRecord *);
 
 static long init_record(stringinRecord *prec, int pass)
 {
+    STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(prec->oval)==sizeof(prec->val));
     struct stringindset *pdset;
     long status;
 
@@ -119,7 +120,6 @@ static long init_record(stringinRecord *prec, int pass)
     if( pdset->init_record ) {
 	if((status=(*pdset->init_record)(prec))) return(status);
     }
-    STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(prec->oval)==sizeof(prec->val));
     strcpy(prec->oval,prec->val);
     return(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/rec/stringoutRecord.c b/src/rec/stringoutRecord.c
index d62fe2479..92567706e 100644
--- a/src/rec/stringoutRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/stringoutRecord.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static long writeValue(stringoutRecord *);
 
 static long init_record(stringoutRecord *prec, int pass)
 {
+    STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(prec->oval)==sizeof(prec->val));
     struct stringoutdset *pdset;
     long status=0;
 
@@ -121,7 +122,6 @@ static long init_record(stringoutRecord *prec, int pass)
     if( pdset->init_record ) {
 	if((status=(*pdset->init_record)(prec))) return(status);
     }
-    STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(prec->oval)==sizeof(prec->val));
     strcpy(prec->oval,prec->val);
     return(0);
 }