diff --git a/src/meshTools/mappedPatches/mappedPolyPatch/mappedPatchBase.C b/src/meshTools/mappedPatches/mappedPolyPatch/mappedPatchBase.C
index 4834c1a81a..129445ef80 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/mappedPatches/mappedPolyPatch/mappedPatchBase.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/mappedPatches/mappedPolyPatch/mappedPatchBase.C
@@ -1152,7 +1152,12 @@ Foam::mappedPatchBase::mappedPatchBase
     samplePatch_(mpb.samplePatch_),
     offsetMode_(mpb.offsetMode_),
     offset_(mpb.offset_),
-    offsets_(mpb.offsets_, mapAddressing),
+    offsets_
+    (
+        offsetMode_ == NONUNIFORM
+      ? vectorField(mpb.offsets_, mapAddressing)
+      : vectorField(0)
+    ),
     distance_(mpb.distance_),
     sameRegion_(mpb.sameRegion_),
     mapPtr_(NULL),