diff --git a/dune/gfe/riemanniantrsolver.hh b/dune/gfe/riemanniantrsolver.hh
index cc6f586845ce0af88a12fc1eb6927259be0c096e..71a218202e8bc7a4e43667e154f13627428bae54 100644
--- a/dune/gfe/riemanniantrsolver.hh
+++ b/dune/gfe/riemanniantrsolver.hh
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ public:
 
     void solve();
 
-    void setInitialSolution(const SolutionType& x) {
+    void setInitialSolution(const SolutionType& x) DUNE_DEPRECATED {
+        x_ = x;
+    }
+
+    void setInitialIterate(const SolutionType& x) {
         x_ = x;
     }