diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/basic/derivedFvPatchFields/gradientEnergy/gradientEnergyFvPatchScalarField.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/basic/derivedFvPatchFields/gradientEnergy/gradientEnergyFvPatchScalarField.C
index 7866817302d28640523b154a0777ed3b8e2715c0..75192df26660776a69a522f83806ffe887f7cb79 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/basic/derivedFvPatchFields/gradientEnergy/gradientEnergyFvPatchScalarField.C
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/basic/derivedFvPatchFields/gradientEnergy/gradientEnergyFvPatchScalarField.C
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void Foam::gradientEnergyFvPatchScalarField::updateCoeffs()
 void Foam::gradientEnergyFvPatchScalarField::write(Ostream& os) const
 {
     fixedGradientFvPatchScalarField::write(os);
-    os.writeEntry("value", *this);
+    this->writeEntry("value", os);
 }