diff --git a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage/fieldAverage.C b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage/fieldAverage.C
index b117112a53..9af80cfe85 100644
--- a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage/fieldAverage.C
+++ b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage/fieldAverage.C
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ void Foam::fieldAverage::writeAveragingProperties() const
             "uniform",
             obr_,
             IOobject::NO_READ,
-            IOobject::NO_WRITE
+            IOobject::NO_WRITE,
+            false
         )
     );
 
diff --git a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage/fieldAverageTemplates.C b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage/fieldAverageTemplates.C
index f024ac0740..8bba661723 100644
--- a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage/fieldAverageTemplates.C
+++ b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage/fieldAverageTemplates.C
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ void Foam::fieldAverage::addMeanField
                     obr_.time().timeName(),
                     obr_,
                     IOobject::READ_IF_PRESENT,
-                    IOobject::NO_WRITE
+                    IOobject::NO_WRITE,
+                    false
                 ),
                 baseField
             )
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ void Foam::fieldAverage::addPrime2MeanField
                     obr_.time().timeName(),
                     obr_,
                     IOobject::READ_IF_PRESENT,
-                    IOobject::NO_WRITE
+                    IOobject::NO_WRITE,
+                    false
                 ),
                 sqr(baseField) - sqr(meanField)
             )