diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/algorithms/MeshWave/FaceCellWave.C b/src/OpenFOAM/algorithms/MeshWave/FaceCellWave.C
index 017c20d692..654497a782 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/algorithms/MeshWave/FaceCellWave.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/algorithms/MeshWave/FaceCellWave.C
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ template <class Type>
 const Foam::scalar Foam::FaceCellWave<Type>::geomTol_ = 1e-6;
 
 template <class Type>
-const Foam::scalar Foam::FaceCellWave<Type>::propagationTol_ = 0.01;
+Foam::scalar Foam::FaceCellWave<Type>::propagationTol_ = 0.01;
 
 // Write to ostream
 template <class Type>
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/algorithms/MeshWave/FaceCellWave.H b/src/OpenFOAM/algorithms/MeshWave/FaceCellWave.H
index 6bf08d8e92..86cb13e351 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/algorithms/MeshWave/FaceCellWave.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/algorithms/MeshWave/FaceCellWave.H
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class FaceCellWave
       // Private static data
 
             static const scalar geomTol_;
-            static const scalar propagationTol_;
+            static scalar propagationTol_;
 
 public: