diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/preservePatchTypes/preservePatchTypes.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/preservePatchTypes/preservePatchTypes.C
index 6805d8e646073a69819be06791cbdca4e0220630..490623e96334b2f3d0bbbd29a5090a9ae22b7499 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/preservePatchTypes/preservePatchTypes.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/preservePatchTypes/preservePatchTypes.C
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void Foam::preservePatchTypes
         if (patchDictionary.found(defaultFacesName))
         {
             const dictionary& patchDict = 
-                patchDictionary.subDict("defaultFaces");
+                patchDictionary.subDict(defaultFacesName);
 
             if (patchDict.found("geometricType"))
             {