diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/basic/coupled/coupledPolyPatch.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/basic/coupled/coupledPolyPatch.H
index ebbd2ce062..0208dacb47 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/basic/coupled/coupledPolyPatch.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/basic/coupled/coupledPolyPatch.H
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public:
             }
 
             //- Type of transform
-            transformType transform() const
+            virtual transformType transform() const
             {
                 return transform_;
             }
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public:
             //- Type of transform
             //  This is currently only for use when collapsing generated
             //  meshes that can have zero area faces.
-            transformType& transform()
+            virtual transformType& transform()
             {
                 return transform_;
             }
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.H
index 44aece8919..fa59414586 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.H
@@ -275,6 +275,20 @@ public:
             return referPatch().owner();
         }
 
+        //- Type of transform
+        virtual transformType transform() const
+        {
+            return referPatch().transform();
+        }
+
+        //- Type of transform
+        //  This is currently only for use when collapsing generated
+        //  meshes that can have zero area faces.
+        virtual transformType& transform()
+        {
+            return const_cast<coupledPolyPatch&>(referPatch()).transform();
+        }
+
         //- Transform a patch-based position from other side to this side
         virtual void transformPosition(pointField& l) const
         {