diff --git a/src/turbulenceModels/compressible/RAS/derivedFvPatchFields/wallFunctions/alphatWallFunctions/alphatWallFunction/alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField.C b/src/turbulenceModels/compressible/RAS/derivedFvPatchFields/wallFunctions/alphatWallFunctions/alphatWallFunction/alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField.C
index 168cae8d8..6471e965d 100644
--- a/src/turbulenceModels/compressible/RAS/derivedFvPatchFields/wallFunctions/alphatWallFunctions/alphatWallFunction/alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField.C
+++ b/src/turbulenceModels/compressible/RAS/derivedFvPatchFields/wallFunctions/alphatWallFunctions/alphatWallFunction/alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField.C
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ namespace compressible
 namespace RASModels
 {
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * Protected Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+void alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField::writeLocalEntries(Ostream& os) const
+{
+    writeEntryIfDifferent<word>(os, "mut", "mut", mutName_);
+    os.writeKeyword("Prt") << Prt_ << token::END_STATEMENT << nl;
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField::
@@ -127,8 +136,7 @@ void alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField::updateCoeffs()
 void alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField::write(Ostream& os) const
 {
     fvPatchField<scalar>::write(os);
-    writeEntryIfDifferent<word>(os, "mut", "mut", mutName_);
-    os.writeKeyword("Prt") << Prt_ << token::END_STATEMENT << nl;
+    writeLocalEntries(os);
     writeEntry("value", os);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/turbulenceModels/compressible/RAS/derivedFvPatchFields/wallFunctions/alphatWallFunctions/alphatWallFunction/alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField.H b/src/turbulenceModels/compressible/RAS/derivedFvPatchFields/wallFunctions/alphatWallFunctions/alphatWallFunction/alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField.H
index 458703286..24057ca29 100644
--- a/src/turbulenceModels/compressible/RAS/derivedFvPatchFields/wallFunctions/alphatWallFunctions/alphatWallFunction/alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField.H
+++ b/src/turbulenceModels/compressible/RAS/derivedFvPatchFields/wallFunctions/alphatWallFunctions/alphatWallFunction/alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField.H
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ class alphatWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField
         scalar Prt_;
 
 
+protected:
+
+    // Protected Member Functions
+
+        //- Write local wall function variables
+        virtual void writeLocalEntries(Ostream&) const;
+
+
 public:
 
     //- Runtime type information
@@ -146,7 +154,7 @@ public:
         // I-O
 
             //- Write
-            void write(Ostream&) const;
+            virtual void write(Ostream&) const;
 };