diff --git a/src/triSurface/triSurface/triSurface.C b/src/triSurface/triSurface/triSurface.C
index 265b08d9c8..a3f7fec879 100644
--- a/src/triSurface/triSurface/triSurface.C
+++ b/src/triSurface/triSurface/triSurface.C
@@ -1214,7 +1214,11 @@ void triSurface::writeStats(Ostream& os) const
 {
     // Calculate bounding box without any additional addressing
     // Copy of treeBoundBox code. Cannot use meshTools from triSurface...
-    boundBox bb;
+    boundBox bb
+    (
+        point(VGREAT, VGREAT, VGREAT),
+        point(-VGREAT, -VGREAT, -VGREAT)
+    );
     forAll(*this, triI)
     {
         const labelledTri& f = operator[](triI);