diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/functions/Polynomial/Polynomial.C b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/functions/Polynomial/Polynomial.C
index 1e7b7aa618..6d8a1da6a9 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/functions/Polynomial/Polynomial.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/functions/Polynomial/Polynomial.C
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ Foam::Polynomial<PolySize>::Polynomial(const word& name, Istream& is)
 }
 
 
+template<int PolySize>
+Foam::Polynomial<PolySize>::Polynomial(Istream& is)
+:
+    VectorSpace<Polynomial<PolySize>, scalar, PolySize>(is),
+    logActive_(false),
+    logCoeff_(0.0)
+{}
+
+
 template<int PolySize>
 Foam::Polynomial<PolySize>::Polynomial
 (
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/functions/Polynomial/Polynomial.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/functions/Polynomial/Polynomial.H
index cbfe045803..04ca7ddd30 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/functions/Polynomial/Polynomial.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/functions/Polynomial/Polynomial.H
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ public:
         //- Construct null
         Polynomial();
 
+        //- Construct from Istream
+        Polynomial(Istream& is);
+
         //- Construct from name and Istream
         Polynomial(const word& name, Istream& is);