diff --git a/applications/utilities/preProcessing/mapFields/mapFields.C b/applications/utilities/preProcessing/mapFields/mapFields.C
index bb76ee780c..125574d5f8 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/preProcessing/mapFields/mapFields.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/preProcessing/mapFields/mapFields.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2022 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2025 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             false
         );
 
+        meshTarget.postConstruct
+        (
+            false,
+            fvMesh::stitchType::nonGeometric
+        );
+
         Info<< "Target mesh size: " << meshTarget.nCells() << endl;
 
         for (int proci=0; proci<nProcs; proci++)
@@ -224,6 +230,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 false
             );
 
+            meshSource.postConstruct
+            (
+                false,
+                fvMesh::stitchType::nonGeometric
+            );
+
             Info<< "mesh size: " << meshSource.nCells() << endl;
 
             if (consistent)
@@ -273,6 +285,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             false
         );
 
+        meshSource.postConstruct
+        (
+            false,
+            fvMesh::stitchType::nonGeometric
+        );
+
         Info<< "Source mesh size: " << meshSource.nCells() << endl;
 
         for (int proci=0; proci<nProcs; proci++)
@@ -297,6 +315,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 false
             );
 
+            meshTarget.postConstruct
+            (
+                false,
+                fvMesh::stitchType::nonGeometric
+            );
+
             Info<< "mesh size: " << meshTarget.nCells() << endl;
 
             if (consistent)
@@ -366,6 +390,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 false
             );
 
+            meshSource.postConstruct
+            (
+                false,
+                fvMesh::stitchType::nonGeometric
+            );
+
             Info<< "mesh size: " << meshSource.nCells() << endl;
 
             boundBox bbSource(meshSource.bounds());
@@ -402,6 +432,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                         false
                     );
 
+                    meshTarget.postConstruct
+                    (
+                        false,
+                        fvMesh::stitchType::nonGeometric
+                    );
+
                     Info<< "mesh size: " << meshTarget.nCells() << endl;
 
                     bbsTarget[procITarget] = meshTarget.bounds();
@@ -451,6 +487,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             false
         );
 
+        meshSource.postConstruct
+        (
+            false,
+            fvMesh::stitchType::nonGeometric
+        );
+
         fvMesh meshTarget
         (
             IOobject
@@ -462,6 +504,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             false
         );
 
+        meshTarget.postConstruct
+        (
+            false,
+            fvMesh::stitchType::nonGeometric
+        );
+
         Info<< "Source mesh size: " << meshSource.nCells() << tab
             << "Target mesh size: " << meshTarget.nCells() << nl << endl;
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/preProcessing/mapFieldsPar/mapFieldsPar.C b/applications/utilities/preProcessing/mapFieldsPar/mapFieldsPar.C
index 020a652c17..bcaf1b95f6 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/preProcessing/mapFieldsPar/mapFieldsPar.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/preProcessing/mapFieldsPar/mapFieldsPar.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2023 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2025 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         false
     );
 
+    srcMesh.postConstruct(false, fvMesh::stitchType::nonGeometric);
+
     fvMesh tgtMesh
     (
         IOobject
@@ -240,6 +242,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         false
     );
 
+    tgtMesh.postConstruct(false, fvMesh::stitchType::nonGeometric);
+
     Info<< "Source mesh size: "
         << returnReduce(srcMesh.nCells(), sumOp<label>())
         << ", Target mesh size: "