diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/rotateMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/rotateMesh.C
index d2dd0fe879..9950dc0e69 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/rotateMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/rotateMesh.C
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    #include "createNamedMeshes.H"
+
     forAll(regionNames, regioni)
     {
         const word& regionName = regionNames[regioni];
@@ -166,8 +168,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     instantList timeDirs = timeSelector::select0(runTime, args);
 
-    #include "createNamedMeshes.H"
-
     forAll(timeDirs, timei)
     {
         runTime.setTime(timeDirs[timei], timei);