diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/pressure/pressure.C b/src/functionObjects/field/pressure/pressure.C
index 0f9e78536d..e13bcd6b41 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/pressure/pressure.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/pressure/pressure.C
@@ -281,10 +281,17 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::pressure::read(const dictionary& dict)
         rhoInfInitialised_ = true;
     }
 
-    if (dict.found("calcTotal"))
+    if (!modeNames.readIfPresent("mode", dict, mode_))
     {
-        // Backwards compatibility - check for the presence of 'calcTotal'
-        if (dict.getCompat<bool>("mode", {{"calcTotal", 1812}}))
+        // Backwards compatibility
+        // - check for the presence of 'calcTotal' and 'calcCoeff'
+
+        bool calcTotal =
+            dict.getOrDefaultCompat<bool>("mode", {{"calcTotal", 1812}}, false);
+        bool calcCoeff =
+            dict.getOrDefaultCompat<bool>("mode", {{"calcCoeff", 1812}}, false);
+
+        if (calcTotal)
         {
             mode_ = TOTAL;
         }
@@ -293,15 +300,11 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::pressure::read(const dictionary& dict)
             mode_ = STATIC;
         }
 
-        if (dict.getCompat<bool>("mode", {{"calcCoeff", 1812}}))
+        if (calcCoeff)
         {
             mode_ = static_cast<mode>(COEFF | mode_);
         }
     }
-    else
-    {
-        mode_ = modeNames.get("mode", dict);
-    }
 
     pRef_ = dict.lookupOrDefault<scalar>("pRef", 0);
 
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/pressure/pressure.H b/src/functionObjects/field/pressure/pressure.H
index 63f3694712..245f82fc01 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/pressure/pressure.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/pressure/pressure.H
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ Usage
         type        pressure;
         libs        ("libfieldFunctionObjects.so");
         ...
-        calcTotal   no;
-        calcCoeff   yes;
+        mode        staticCoeff;
     }
     \endverbatim