diff --git a/src/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicFvMesh.H b/src/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicFvMesh.H
index 6447ba5240..1b88deb374 100644
--- a/src/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicFvMesh.H
+++ b/src/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicFvMesh.H
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ SourceFiles
 #include "autoPtr.H"
 #include "runTimeSelectionTables.H"
 
+#define MOVING_MESH
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 namespace Foam
diff --git a/src/engine/engineMesh/engineMesh/engineMesh.H b/src/engine/engineMesh/engineMesh/engineMesh.H
index a2e72cb2f0..cdd32c1fde 100644
--- a/src/engine/engineMesh/engineMesh/engineMesh.H
+++ b/src/engine/engineMesh/engineMesh/engineMesh.H
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ SourceFiles
 #include "autoPtr.H"
 #include "runTimeSelectionTables.H"
 
+#define MOVING_MESH
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 namespace Foam
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/compressible/createDpdt.H b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/compressible/createDpdt.H
index 2d645e5e1d..b831c85a66 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/compressible/createDpdt.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/compressible/createDpdt.H
@@ -1,18 +1,39 @@
-Info<< "Creating field dpdt\n" << endl;
-volScalarField dpdt
-(
-    IOobject
+#if defined(MOVING_MESH)
+    Info<< "Creating field dpdt for moving meshes\n" << endl;
+
+    // Note: set to read if present and auto write to simplify dpdt correction
+    // by meshPhi
+    volScalarField dpdt
     (
-        "dpdt",
-        runTime.timeName(),
-        mesh,
-        IOobject::NO_READ,
-        IOobject::NO_WRITE
-    ),
-    fvc::ddt(p)
-);
+        IOobject
+        (
+            "dpdt",
+            runTime.timeName(),
+            mesh,
+            IOobject::READ_IF_PRESENT,
+            IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
+        ),
+        fvc::ddt(p)
+    );
+#else
+    Info<< "Creating field dpdt\n" << endl;
+
+    volScalarField dpdt
+    (
+        IOobject
+        (
+            "dpdt",
+            runTime.timeName(),
+            mesh,
+            IOobject::NO_READ,
+            IOobject::NO_WRITE
+        ),
+        fvc::ddt(p)
+    );
+#endif
 
 if (!thermo.dpdt())
 {
     dpdt == dimensionedScalar("0", dpdt.dimensions(), 0);
+    dpdt.writeOpt() = IOobject::NO_WRITE;
 }