diff --git a/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faMesh.C b/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faMesh.C
index a8af7d989..bb9d84f8e 100644
--- a/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faMesh.C
+++ b/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faMesh.C
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ Foam::faMesh::faMesh(const polyMesh& pMesh)
         ),
         *this
     ),
+    comm_(Pstream::worldComm),
     patchPtr_(NULL),
     lduPtr_(NULL),
     curTimeIndex_(time().timeIndex()),
@@ -317,6 +318,7 @@ Foam::faMesh::faMesh
         *this,
         0
     ),
+    comm_(Pstream::worldComm),
     patchPtr_(NULL),
     lduPtr_(NULL),
     curTimeIndex_(time().timeIndex()),
@@ -381,6 +383,7 @@ Foam::faMesh::faMesh
         *this,
         0
     ),
+    comm_(Pstream::worldComm),
     patchPtr_(NULL),
     lduPtr_(NULL),
     curTimeIndex_(time().timeIndex()),
@@ -864,6 +867,7 @@ Foam::faMesh::faMesh
         *this,
         0
     ),
+    comm_(Pstream::worldComm),
     patchPtr_(NULL),
     lduPtr_(NULL),
     curTimeIndex_(time().timeIndex()),