diff --git a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/Lambda2/Lambda2.C b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/Lambda2/Lambda2.C
index e898a66d18..04c8ddefb9 100644
--- a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/Lambda2/Lambda2.C
+++ b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/Lambda2/Lambda2.C
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ Foam::Lambda2::Lambda2
                     IOobject::NO_WRITE
                 ),
                 mesh,
-                dimensionedScalar("0", dimless, 0.0),
-                zeroGradientFvPatchScalarField::typeName
+                dimensionedScalar("0", dimless/sqr(dimTime), 0.0)
             )
         );
 
@@ -147,11 +146,7 @@ void Foam::Lambda2::write()
                 mesh.lookupObject<volScalarField>(type())
             );
 
-        scalarField& iField = Lambda2.internalField();
-
-        iField = -eigenValues(SSplusWW)().component(vector::Y);
-
-        Lambda2.correctBoundaryConditions();
+        Lambda2 = -eigenValues(SSplusWW)().component(vector::Y);
 
         Lambda2.write();
 
diff --git a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/Q/Q.C b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/Q/Q.C
index 3cfb670b6b..ffce5efc56 100644
--- a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/Q/Q.C
+++ b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/Q/Q.C
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Foam::Q::Q
                     IOobject::NO_WRITE
                 ),
                 mesh,
-                dimensionedScalar("0", dimless, 0.0)
+                dimensionedScalar("0", dimless/sqr(dimTime), 0.0)
             )
         );
 
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ void Foam::Q::write()
 
         Q = 0.5*(sqr(tr(gradU)) - tr(((gradU) & (gradU))));
 
-        Q.correctBoundaryConditions();
-
         Q.write();
 
         Info<< type() << " output:" << nl