diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/finiteVolume/ddtSchemes/EulerDdtScheme/EulerDdtScheme.C b/src/finiteVolume/finiteVolume/ddtSchemes/EulerDdtScheme/EulerDdtScheme.C
index 2fd8acaea..805e34b56 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/finiteVolume/ddtSchemes/EulerDdtScheme/EulerDdtScheme.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/finiteVolume/ddtSchemes/EulerDdtScheme/EulerDdtScheme.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2018 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ EulerDdtScheme<Type>::fvcDdt
             new GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>
             (
                 ddtIOobject,
-                rDeltaT.value()*
+                rDeltaT*
                 (
                     alpha()
                    *rho()