diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPolyPatch.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPolyPatch.C
index 0010c5ecc4..d983606b5d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPolyPatch.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPolyPatch.C
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ void Foam::cyclicPolyPatch::transformPosition(pointField& l) const
 {
     if (!parallel())
     {
-        Foam::transform(forwardT(), l);
+        l = Foam::transform(forwardT(), l);
     }
     else if (separated())
     {