diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/flowRateInletVelocity/flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/flowRateInletVelocity/flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.C
index 152c327a4..79b1745dd 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/flowRateInletVelocity/flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/flowRateInletVelocity/flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.C
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ void Foam::flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField::write(Ostream& os) const
         writeEntryIfDifferent<word>(os, "rho", "rho", rhoName_);
         writeEntryIfDifferent<scalar>(os, "rhoInlet", -VGREAT, rhoInlet_);
     }
+    os.writeKeyword("extrapolateProfile")
+        << extrapolateProfile_ << token::END_STATEMENT << nl;
     writeEntry("value", os);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/flowRateInletVelocity/flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.H b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/flowRateInletVelocity/flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.H
index 4ba852799..09f627ebc 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/flowRateInletVelocity/flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/flowRateInletVelocity/flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.H
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ Description
     - the flow rate is in m3/s
 
 Usage
-
     \table
         Property     | Description             | Required    | Default value
         massFlowRate | mass flow rate [kg/s]   | no          |