diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/blockMesh/blockMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/blockMesh/blockMesh.C
index b5014c8eae..f82643e822 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/blockMesh/blockMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/blockMesh/blockMesh.C
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             }
             else
             {
-                celli += b.cells().size();
+                celli += blockCells.size();
             }
         }