diff --git a/src/meshTools/cellDist/wallPoint/wallPoint.C b/src/meshTools/cellDist/wallPoint/wallPoint.C
index 16f67df42a..3f4aa14399 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/cellDist/wallPoint/wallPoint.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/cellDist/wallPoint/wallPoint.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ License
 
 Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<(Foam::Ostream& os, const Foam::wallPoint& wDist)
 {
-    return os << wDist.origin() << wDist.distSqr();
+    return os << wDist.origin() << token::SPACE << wDist.distSqr();
 }
 
 Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>(Foam::Istream& is, Foam::wallPoint& wDist)
diff --git a/src/meshTools/cellDist/wallPoint/wallPointData.C b/src/meshTools/cellDist/wallPoint/wallPointData.C
index 7379e2c113..1fbbf05f8a 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/cellDist/wallPoint/wallPointData.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/cellDist/wallPoint/wallPointData.C
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ Ostream& operator<<
     const wallPointData<Type>& wDist
 )
 {
-    operator<<(os, static_cast<const wallPoint&>(wDist));
-
-    return os << wDist.data();
+    return os
+        << static_cast<const wallPoint&>(wDist)
+        << token::SPACE
+        << wDist.data();
 }
 
 
@@ -52,9 +53,7 @@ Istream& operator>>
     wallPointData<Type>& wDist
 )
 {
-    operator>>(is, static_cast<wallPoint&>(wDist));
-
-    return is >> wDist.data_;
+    return is >> static_cast<wallPoint&>(wDist) >> wDist.data_;
 }