diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedFixedValue/directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedFixedValue/directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField.C
index 2be7d3be5a..4dd232091d 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedFixedValue/directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedFixedValue/directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField.C
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField<Type>::updateCoeffs()
                 allValues
             );
 
-            newValues = this->patch().patchSlice(allValues);
+            newValues.transfer(allValues);
 
             break;
         }
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValue/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValueFvPatchField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValue/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValueFvPatchField.C
index 17fa6f71fb..36821fe72f 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValue/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValueFvPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValue/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValueFvPatchField.C
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValueFvPatchField::updateCoeffs()
                 distMap.constructMap(),
                 allUValues
             );
-            newUValues = patch().patchSlice(allUValues);
+            newUValues.transfer(allUValues);
 
             mapDistribute::distribute
             (
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValueFvPatchField::updateCoeffs()
                 distMap.constructMap(),
                 allPhiValues
             );
-            newPhiValues = patch().patchSlice(allPhiValues);
+            newPhiValues.transfer(allPhiValues);
 
             break;
         }