diff --git a/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/decomposePar/domainDecomposition.C b/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/decomposePar/domainDecomposition.C
index 36a6ad2eb4..95a471844b 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/decomposePar/domainDecomposition.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/decomposePar/domainDecomposition.C
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ bool Foam::domainDecomposition::writeDecomposition()
             Time::controlDictName,
             time().rootPath(),
             processorCasePath,
-            "system",
-            "constant"
+            word("system"),
+            word("constant")
         );
         processorDb.setTime(time());