diff --git a/src/foam/fields/FieldFields/scalarFieldField/scalarFieldField.H b/src/foam/fields/FieldFields/scalarFieldField/scalarFieldField.H
index 6a6fa5c19..be99dbd91 100644
--- a/src/foam/fields/FieldFields/scalarFieldField/scalarFieldField.H
+++ b/src/foam/fields/FieldFields/scalarFieldField/scalarFieldField.H
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ SourceFiles
 namespace Foam
 {
 
+typedef FieldField<Field, scalar> scalarFieldField;
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<template<class> class Field>