diff --git a/src/meshTools/PointEdgeWave/PointEdgeWave.H b/src/meshTools/PointEdgeWave/PointEdgeWave.H
index 2164ae1da1..1a8c7984ae 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/PointEdgeWave/PointEdgeWave.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/PointEdgeWave/PointEdgeWave.H
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class PointEdgeWave
         label nChangedEdges_;
 
         //- Number of cyclic patches
-        bool nCyclicPatches_;
+        label nCyclicPatches_;
 
         //- For every cyclic patch two primitivePatches
         PtrList<primitivePatch> cycHalves_;