diff --git a/src/meshTools/coordinateSystems/cartesianCS.H b/src/meshTools/coordinateSystems/cartesianCS.H
index 75e4550f2f..f26afe94e7 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/coordinateSystems/cartesianCS.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/coordinateSystems/cartesianCS.H
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ public:
         //- Construct from dictionary
         cartesianCS(const word&, const dictionary&);
 
+        //- Construct and return a clone
+        virtual autoPtr<coordinateSystem> clone() const
+        {
+            return autoPtr<coordinateSystem>(new cartesianCS(*this));
+        }
+
 
     //- Destructor
     virtual ~cartesianCS();
diff --git a/src/meshTools/coordinateSystems/coordinateSystem.H b/src/meshTools/coordinateSystems/coordinateSystem.H
index 469a29a971..1c22bcb191 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/coordinateSystems/coordinateSystem.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/coordinateSystems/coordinateSystem.H
@@ -160,12 +160,11 @@ public:
         //- Construct from dictionary with a given name
         coordinateSystem(const word& name, const dictionary&);
 
-
-    //- Return clone
-    autoPtr<coordinateSystem> clone() const
-    {
-        return autoPtr<coordinateSystem>(new coordinateSystem(*this));
-    }
+        //- Construct and return a clone
+        virtual autoPtr<coordinateSystem> clone() const
+        {
+            return autoPtr<coordinateSystem>(new coordinateSystem(*this));
+        }
 
 
     // Declare run-time constructor selection table
diff --git a/src/meshTools/coordinateSystems/cylindricalCS.H b/src/meshTools/coordinateSystems/cylindricalCS.H
index 55d733cf0c..b6d1e39d4f 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/coordinateSystems/cylindricalCS.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/coordinateSystems/cylindricalCS.H
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ public:
         //- Construct from dictionary and name
         cylindricalCS(const word&, const dictionary&);
 
+        //- Construct and return a clone
+        virtual autoPtr<coordinateSystem> clone() const
+        {
+            return autoPtr<coordinateSystem>(new cylindricalCS(*this));
+        }
+
 
     //- Destructor
     virtual ~cylindricalCS();