diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/regionFunctionObject/regionFunctionObject.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/regionFunctionObject/regionFunctionObject.C
index b1d9f5f59f..e976c4c689 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/regionFunctionObject/regionFunctionObject.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/regionFunctionObject/regionFunctionObject.C
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Foam::functionObjects::regionFunctionObject::~regionFunctionObject()
 
 bool Foam::functionObjects::regionFunctionObject::read(const dictionary& dict)
 {
-    return functionObject::read(dict);
+    return stateFunctionObject::read(dict);
 }