diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/expressions/fields/base/patchExprFieldBase.C b/src/finiteVolume/expressions/fields/base/patchExprFieldBase.C
index f88d3b10d56ada9be8aff73c416376fdd1f39ab8..88caa5a1ec1e4adc8e9f3ccaf7e25653cfad4619 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/expressions/fields/base/patchExprFieldBase.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/expressions/fields/base/patchExprFieldBase.C
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void Foam::expressions::patchExprFieldBase::readExpressions
                 // but not for 0/1 (handled as shortcuts later)
                 if (wantPointData && fracExpr_ != "0" && fracExpr_ != "1")
                 {
-                    fracExpr_ = "toPoint(" + fracExpr_ + ")";
+                    fracExpr_ = "point(" + fracExpr_ + ")";
                 }
             }
         }