diff --git a/etc/controlDict b/etc/controlDict
index caf1e22933c01ed70186292923b921efad22ff83..f1451c59d7d942d0f0ad4c72ae372a8aeedb1a50 100644
--- a/etc/controlDict
+++ b/etc/controlDict
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ DimensionSets
 
         // Set of units used for printing. Can be any basic or derived
         // but not scaled (only supported for dimensionedScalar, etc)
-        printUnits (kg m s K mol A Cd);
+        writeUnits (kg m s K mol A Cd);
     }
 }