diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/jumpCyclic/jumpCyclicFvPatchField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/jumpCyclic/jumpCyclicFvPatchField.C
index 4f4ec60dd0..dcd3440e36 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/jumpCyclic/jumpCyclicFvPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/jumpCyclic/jumpCyclicFvPatchField.C
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void jumpCyclicFvPatchField<Type>::updateInterfaceMatrix
     label sizeby2 = this->size()/2;
     const unallocLabelList& faceCells = this->cyclicPatch().faceCells();
 
-    if (long(&psiInternal) == long(&this->internalField()))
+    if (&psiInternal == &this->internalField())
     {
         tmp<Field<scalar> > tjf = jump();
         const Field<scalar>& jf = tjf();