diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/fvMeshDistribute/fvMeshDistribute.C b/src/dynamicMesh/fvMeshDistribute/fvMeshDistribute.C
index c181d2d5c1..a46c2f5d06 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/fvMeshDistribute/fvMeshDistribute.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/fvMeshDistribute/fvMeshDistribute.C
@@ -1280,8 +1280,8 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::fvMesh> Foam::fvMeshDistribute::receiveMesh
             domainMesh.boundaryMesh()
         ).ptr();
     }
-    domainMesh.addFvPatches(patches);
-
+    // Add patches; no parallel comms
+    domainMesh.addFvPatches(patches, false);
 
     // Construct zones
     List<pointZone*> pZonePtrs(pointZoneNames.size());
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMeshSubset/fvMeshSubset.C b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMeshSubset/fvMeshSubset.C
index 6ec5f6643e..2351ab9f8b 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMeshSubset/fvMeshSubset.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMeshSubset/fvMeshSubset.C
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ void Foam::fvMeshSubset::setLargeCellSubset
 
 
     // Add the fvPatches
-    fvMeshSubsetPtr_().addFvPatches(newBoundary);
+    fvMeshSubsetPtr_().addFvPatches(newBoundary, syncPar);
 
     // Subset and add any zones
     subsetZones();