diff --git a/src/dynamicFvMesh/simplifiedDynamicFvMesh/simplifiedDynamicFvMesh.H b/src/dynamicFvMesh/simplifiedDynamicFvMesh/simplifiedDynamicFvMesh.H
index 35713d2f8e..9def171632 100644
--- a/src/dynamicFvMesh/simplifiedDynamicFvMesh/simplifiedDynamicFvMesh.H
+++ b/src/dynamicFvMesh/simplifiedDynamicFvMesh/simplifiedDynamicFvMesh.H
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public:
 typedef simplifiedMeshes::SimplifiedDynamicFvMesh<Type> simplified##Type;     \
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 template<>                                                                    \
-const word simplified##Type::typeName = Type::typeName;                       \
+const word simplified##Type::typeName(Type::typeName_());                     \
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 namespace simplifiedMeshes                                                    \
 {                                                                             \