diff --git a/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/LES/LESdeltas/vanDriestDelta/vanDriestDelta.C b/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/LES/LESdeltas/vanDriestDelta/vanDriestDelta.C
index 9cbaf18e84..70448b4217 100644
--- a/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/LES/LESdeltas/vanDriestDelta/vanDriestDelta.C
+++ b/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/LES/LESdeltas/vanDriestDelta/vanDriestDelta.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2020,2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -133,16 +133,14 @@ Foam::LESModels::vanDriestDelta::vanDriestDelta
             "Cdelta",
             0.158
         )
-    ),
-    calcInterval_
-    (
-        dict.optionalSubDict(type() + "Coeffs").getOrDefault<label>
-        (
-            "calcInterval",
-            1
-        )
     )
 {
+    const dictionary& coeffsDict(dict.optionalSubDict(type() + "Coeffs"));
+    if (!coeffsDict.readIfPresent("calcInterval", calcInterval_))
+    {
+        coeffsDict.readIfPresent("updateInterval", calcInterval_);
+    }
+
     delta_ = geometricDelta_();
 }
 
@@ -157,7 +155,10 @@ void Foam::LESModels::vanDriestDelta::read(const dictionary& dict)
     dict.readIfPresent<scalar>("kappa", kappa_);
     coeffsDict.readIfPresent<scalar>("Aplus", Aplus_);
     coeffsDict.readIfPresent<scalar>("Cdelta", Cdelta_);
-    coeffsDict.readIfPresent<label>("calcInterval", calcInterval_);
+    if (!coeffsDict.readIfPresent<label>("calcInterval", calcInterval_))
+    {
+        coeffsDict.readIfPresent("updateInterval", calcInterval_);
+    }
 
     calcDelta();
 }
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ void Foam::LESModels::vanDriestDelta::read(const dictionary& dict)
 
 void Foam::LESModels::vanDriestDelta::correct()
 {
-    if (turbulenceModel_.mesh().time().timeIndex() % calcInterval_ == 0)
+    if ((turbulenceModel_.mesh().time().timeIndex() % calcInterval_) == 0)
     {
         geometricDelta_().correct();
         calcDelta();
diff --git a/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/LES/LESdeltas/vanDriestDelta/vanDriestDelta.H b/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/LES/LESdeltas/vanDriestDelta/vanDriestDelta.H
index 6ce620e99f..b36e0cb5d9 100644
--- a/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/LES/LESdeltas/vanDriestDelta/vanDriestDelta.H
+++ b/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/LES/LESdeltas/vanDriestDelta/vanDriestDelta.H
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2019,2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -30,6 +30,25 @@ Class
 Description
     Simple cube-root of cell volume delta used in incompressible LES models.
 
+    Example of the delta specification in turbulenceProperties:
+    \verbatim
+        delta               vanDriest;
+
+        vanDriestCoeffs
+        {
+            // Underlying geometric delta
+            delta           cubeRootVol;
+            // Coefficients for geometric delta
+            cubeRootVolCoeffs
+            {
+                deltaCoeff      2.0;
+            }
+            // Optional update interval
+            // Default is 1 (update every step)
+            updateInterval    1000;
+        }
+    \endverbatim
+
 SourceFiles
     vanDriestDelta.C