diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/interpolation/surfaceInterpolation/limitedSchemes/linearUpwind/linearUpwind.C b/src/finiteVolume/interpolation/surfaceInterpolation/limitedSchemes/linearUpwind/linearUpwind.C
index cb9f7d986..23404053f 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/interpolation/surfaceInterpolation/limitedSchemes/linearUpwind/linearUpwind.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/interpolation/surfaceInterpolation/limitedSchemes/linearUpwind/linearUpwind.C
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Foam::linearUpwind<Type>::correction
     {
         fvsPatchField<Type>& pSfCorr = bSfCorr[patchi];
 
-        if (pSfCorr.coupled())
+        if (pSfCorr.coupled() && pSfCorr.size())
         {
             const fvPatch& p = mesh.boundary()[patchi];