diff --git a/src/USER-VTK/dump_vtk.cpp b/src/USER-VTK/dump_vtk.cpp
index 0aa749e73b..4a0c1618a6 100644
--- a/src/USER-VTK/dump_vtk.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-VTK/dump_vtk.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ enum{VTK,VTP,VTU,PVTP,PVTU}; // file formats
 #define ONEFIELD 32
 #define DELTA 1048576
 
+#if VTK_MAJOR_VERSION == 7
+#define InsertNextTupleValue InsertNextTypedTuple
+#elif VTK_MAJOR_VERSION > 7
+#error This code has only been tested with VTK 5, 6, and 7
+#endif
+
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 DumpVTK::DumpVTK(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :