diff --git a/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.C b/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.C
index 26e2936f31..347e3ddb89 100644
--- a/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.C
+++ b/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.C
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ kinematicSingleLayer::kinematicSingleLayer
     cumulativeContErr_(0.0),
 
     deltaSmall_("deltaSmall", dimLength, SMALL),
+    deltaCoLimit_(solution().lookupOrDefault("deltaCoLimit", 1e-4)),
 
     rho_
     (
@@ -898,15 +899,17 @@ scalar kinematicSingleLayer::CourantNumber() const
 
     if (regionMesh().nInternalFaces() > 0)
     {
-        const scalarField sumPhi(fvc::surfaceSum(mag(phi_)));
+        const scalarField sumPhi
+        (
+            fvc::surfaceSum(mag(phi_))().internalField()
+          / (deltaRho_.internalField() + ROOTVSMALL)
+        );
 
-        const scalarField& V = regionMesh().V();
-
-        forAll(deltaRho_, i)
+        forAll(delta_, i)
         {
-            if (deltaRho_[i] > SMALL)
+            if (delta_[i] > deltaCoLimit_)
             {
-                CoNum = max(CoNum, sumPhi[i]/deltaRho_[i]/V[i]);
+                CoNum = max(CoNum, sumPhi[i]/(delta_[i]*magSf()[i]));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.H b/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.H
index 197895c844..181a58b68b 100644
--- a/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.H
+++ b/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.H
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ protected:
             //- Small delta
             const dimensionedScalar deltaSmall_;
 
+            //- Film thickness above which Courant number calculation in valid
+            scalar deltaCoLimit_;
+
 
         // Thermo properties