diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchField.H b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchField.H
index 9c911b1102..d6ae57bd4f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchField.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchField.H
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class pointPatchField
 
 public:
 
+    typedef Type value_type;
     typedef pointPatch Patch;
     typedef calculatedPointPatchField<Type> Calculated;