diff --git a/applications/solvers/solidMechanics/deprecatedSolvers/materialModels/rheologyModel/rheologyLaws/MaxwellViscoelastic/MaxwellViscoelastic.H b/applications/solvers/solidMechanics/deprecatedSolvers/materialModels/rheologyModel/rheologyLaws/MaxwellViscoelastic/MaxwellViscoelastic.H
index 573a7bd44..1750df4f2 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/solidMechanics/deprecatedSolvers/materialModels/rheologyModel/rheologyLaws/MaxwellViscoelastic/MaxwellViscoelastic.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/solidMechanics/deprecatedSolvers/materialModels/rheologyModel/rheologyLaws/MaxwellViscoelastic/MaxwellViscoelastic.H
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public:
         //- Return Poisson's ratio
         virtual tmp<volScalarField> nu() const
         {
-            return nu();
+            return nu(0);
         }
 
         //- Return density