diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f5d4e0763..3ee708ac4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def find_all_files(directory, endings=None):
 
 setup(
     name='vunit_hdl',
-    version='0.48.0',
+    version='0.48.1',
     packages=['vunit',
               'vunit.com',
               'vunit.test',
diff --git a/vunit/com/codec_vhdl_array_type.py b/vunit/com/codec_vhdl_array_type.py
index 5fc555760..4d10d4c4f 100644
--- a/vunit/com/codec_vhdl_array_type.py
+++ b/vunit/com/codec_vhdl_array_type.py
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ class ArrayStdCodecTemplate(DatatypeStdCodecTemplate, ArrayCodecTemplate):
         return ret_val_descending;
       end if;
     end function ret_val_range;
-    variable ret_val : $array_type(ret_val_range(code)'range)$init_value;
+    constant array_of_correct_range : $array_type := ret_val_range(code);
+    variable ret_val : $array_type(array_of_correct_range'range)$init_value;
     variable index : positive := code'left + 1 + 2 * range_length;
   begin
     for i in ret_val'range loop
@@ -398,7 +399,8 @@ class ArrayStdCodecTemplate(DatatypeStdCodecTemplate, ArrayCodecTemplate):
       end if;
     end function ret_val_range;
 
-    variable ret_val : $array_type(ret_val_range(code)'range(1), ret_val_range(code)'range(2));
+    constant array_of_correct_range : $array_type := ret_val_range(code);
+    variable ret_val : $array_type(array_of_correct_range'range(1), array_of_correct_range'range(2));
     variable index : positive := code'left + 2 + 2 * range1_length + 2 * range2_length;
   begin
     for i in ret_val'range(1) loop