diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/solutionControl/solutionControl/solutionControl.C b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/solutionControl/solutionControl/solutionControl.C
index 9fb80a7dc8..cc1a9331a6 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/solutionControl/solutionControl/solutionControl.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/solutionControl/solutionControl/solutionControl.C
@@ -279,4 +279,12 @@ Foam::solutionControl::solutionControl(fvMesh& mesh, const word& algorithmName)
 {}
 
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+const Foam::dictionary Foam::solutionControl::dict() const
+{
+    return mesh_.solutionDict().subOrEmptyDict(algorithmName_);
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/solutionControl/solutionControl/solutionControl.H b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/solutionControl/solutionControl/solutionControl.H
index edadb71717..47eed5423c 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/solutionControl/solutionControl/solutionControl.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/solutionControl/solutionControl/solutionControl.H
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public:
         // Access
 
             //- Return the solution dictionary
-            inline const dictionary dict() const;
+            virtual const dictionary dict() const;
 
             //- Current corrector loop index
             inline label corr() const;
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/solutionControl/solutionControl/solutionControlI.H b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/solutionControl/solutionControl/solutionControlI.H
index 4d8b640a7a..73c0bf99c5 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/solutionControl/solutionControl/solutionControlI.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/solutionControl/solutionControl/solutionControlI.H
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ License
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-inline const Foam::dictionary Foam::solutionControl::dict() const
-{
-    return mesh_.solutionDict().subOrEmptyDict(algorithmName_);
-}
-
-
 inline Foam::label Foam::solutionControl::corr() const
 {
     return corr_;