diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/codedFixedValue/codedFixedValueFvPatchField.H b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/codedFixedValue/codedFixedValueFvPatchField.H
index 56fef9354e..c7fdc5c644 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/codedFixedValue/codedFixedValueFvPatchField.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/codedFixedValue/codedFixedValueFvPatchField.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class codedFixedValueFvPatchField
     // Private data
 
         //- Dictionary contents for the boundary condition
-        mutable dictionary dict_;
+        const dictionary dict_;
 
         const word redirectType_;