diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/dataConversion/foamToTecplot360/tecplotWriterTemplates.C b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/dataConversion/foamToTecplot360/tecplotWriterTemplates.C
index 9a51faf49..911bca194 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/dataConversion/foamToTecplot360/tecplotWriterTemplates.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/dataConversion/foamToTecplot360/tecplotWriterTemplates.C
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void Foam::tecplotWriter::getTecplotNames
             varNames += " ";
         }
 
-        label nCmpts = pTraits<Type>::nComponents;
+        direction nCmpts = pTraits<Type>::nComponents;
 
         if (nCmpts == 1)
         {