diff --git a/examples/mayaPolySmooth/mayaPolySmooth.cpp b/examples/mayaPolySmooth/mayaPolySmooth.cpp
index b20754e2..1b90c98c 100644
--- a/examples/mayaPolySmooth/mayaPolySmooth.cpp
+++ b/examples/mayaPolySmooth/mayaPolySmooth.cpp
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ struct Vertex {
     Vertex(Vertex const & src) {
         position[0] = src.position[0];
         position[1] = src.position[1];
-        position[1] = src.position[1];
+        position[2] = src.position[2];
     }
 
     void Clear( void * =0 ) {
diff --git a/tutorials/far/tutorial_5/far_tutorial_5.cpp b/tutorials/far/tutorial_5/far_tutorial_5.cpp
index 91d3f2ab..bea126cb 100644
--- a/tutorials/far/tutorial_5/far_tutorial_5.cpp
+++ b/tutorials/far/tutorial_5/far_tutorial_5.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct Vertex {
     Vertex(Vertex const & src) {
         _data[0] = src._data[0];
         _data[1] = src._data[1];
-        _data[1] = src._data[1];
+        _data[2] = src._data[2];
     }
 
     void Clear( void * =0 ) {