diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/removeCells.C b/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/removeCells.C
index 6be85d87c17f719d1be05b1b330ab309edcfa314..770d350e252c7a8a200d73f9be6b7566eb014791 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/removeCells.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/removeCells.C
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void Foam::removeCells::setRefinement
                         faceI,                  // label of face being modified
                         nei,                    // owner
                         -1,                     // neighbour
-                        false,                  // face flip
+                        true,                   // face flip
                         newPatchID[faceI],      // patch for face
                         false,                  // remove from zone
                         zoneID,                 // zone for face