diff --git a/skfem/mesh/mesh.py b/skfem/mesh/mesh.py
index 1e0436955..883a61536 100644
--- a/skfem/mesh/mesh.py
+++ b/skfem/mesh/mesh.py
@@ -349,13 +349,8 @@ def __post_init__(self):
         if self.sort_t:
             self.t = np.sort(self.t, axis=0)
 
-        if not isinstance(self.doflocs, ndarray):
-            # for backwards compatibility: support standard lists
-            self.doflocs = np.array(self.doflocs, dtype=np.float64)
-
-        if not isinstance(self.t, ndarray):
-            # for backwards compatibility: support standard lists
-            self.t = np.array(self.t, dtype=np.int64)
+        self.doflocs = np.asarray(self.doflocs, dtype=np.float64, order="K")
+        self.t = np.asarray(self.t, dtype=np.int64, order="K")
 
         M = self.elem.refdom.nnodes
 
diff --git a/skfem/mesh/mesh_line_1.py b/skfem/mesh/mesh_line_1.py
index 8ea3d6712..ef85502c8 100644
--- a/skfem/mesh/mesh_line_1.py
+++ b/skfem/mesh/mesh_line_1.py
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ class MeshLine1(Mesh):
 
     def __post_init__(self):
 
-        if len(self.doflocs.shape) == 1:
+        super().__post_init__()
+
+        if self.doflocs.ndim == 1:
             # support flat arrays
             self.doflocs = np.array([self.doflocs])
 
@@ -29,8 +31,6 @@ def __post_init__(self):
             tmp = np.arange(self.doflocs.shape[1] - 1, dtype=np.int64)
             self.t = np.vstack((tmp, tmp + 1))
 
-        super().__post_init__()
-
     def __mul__(self, other):
         return MeshQuad1.init_tensor(self.p[0], other.p[0])