diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField.C
index 20c5a7316..33416f694 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField.C
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Foam::fixedInternalValueFvPatchField<Type>::fixedInternalValueFvPatchField
 )
 :
     zeroGradientFvPatchField<Type>(p, iF),
-    refValue_(p.size())
+    refValue_(p.size(), pTraits<Type>::zero)
 {}
 
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField.H b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField.H
index b864728b4..d84ae55fb 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField/fixedInternalValueFvPatchField.H
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class fixedInternalValueFvPatchField
         //- Set refValue in internal field
         void setInInternalField() const;
 
+
 public:
 
     //- Runtime type information