diff --git a/src/prec.f90 b/src/prec.f90
index 2f0f20a00..4c4449551 100644
--- a/src/prec.f90
+++ b/src/prec.f90
@@ -79,9 +79,12 @@ module prec
   real(pReal), private, parameter :: PREAL_EPSILON = epsilon(0.0_pReal)                             !< minimum positive number such that 1.0 + EPSILON /= 1.0.
   real(pReal), private, parameter :: PREAL_MIN     = tiny(0.0_pReal)                                !< smallest normalized floating point number
 
-  integer,                   dimension(0), parameter, public :: emptyIntArray    = [integer::]
-  real(pReal),               dimension(0), parameter, public :: emptyRealArray   = [real(pReal)::]
-  character(len=pStringLen), dimension(0), parameter, public :: emptyStringArray = [character(len=pStringLen)::]
+  integer,                   dimension(0), parameter, public :: &
+    emptyIntArray    = [integer::]
+  real(pReal),               dimension(0), parameter, public :: &
+    emptyRealArray   = [real(pReal)::]
+  character(len=pStringLen), dimension(0), parameter, public :: &
+    emptyStringArray = [character(len=pStringLen)::]
 
   private :: &
     unitTest