diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/surfaceNormalFixedValue/surfaceNormalFixedValueFvPatchVectorField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/surfaceNormalFixedValue/surfaceNormalFixedValueFvPatchVectorField.C
index 237e602e..bc6cc097 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/surfaceNormalFixedValue/surfaceNormalFixedValueFvPatchVectorField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/surfaceNormalFixedValue/surfaceNormalFixedValueFvPatchVectorField.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ void Foam::surfaceNormalFixedValueFvPatchVectorField::rmap
 }
 
 
+void Foam::surfaceNormalFixedValueFvPatchVectorField::updateCoeffs()
+{
+    if (updated())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    fvPatchVectorField::operator=(refValue_*patch().nf());
+    fvPatchVectorField::updateCoeffs();
+}
+
+
 void Foam::surfaceNormalFixedValueFvPatchVectorField::write(Ostream& os) const
 {
     fvPatchVectorField::write(os);
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/surfaceNormalFixedValue/surfaceNormalFixedValueFvPatchVectorField.H b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/surfaceNormalFixedValue/surfaceNormalFixedValueFvPatchVectorField.H
index 77876be4..d57dbee5 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/surfaceNormalFixedValue/surfaceNormalFixedValueFvPatchVectorField.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/surfaceNormalFixedValue/surfaceNormalFixedValueFvPatchVectorField.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ public:
             );
 
 
+        // Evaluation functions
+
+            //- Update the coefficients associated with the patch field
+            virtual void updateCoeffs();
+
+
         //- Write
         virtual void write(Ostream&) const;
 };