diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/distributions/distribution/distribution.H b/src/OpenFOAM/distributions/distribution/distribution.H
index ae7d898760..e37d41a60a 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/distributions/distribution/distribution.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/distributions/distribution/distribution.H
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
+        //- Sample the distribution
+        using Base::sample;
+
         //- Sample the distribution
         virtual tmp<scalarField> sample(const label n) const
         {