diff --git a/src/cosserat-continuum.cc b/src/cosserat-continuum.cc
index ec7e405df420b588e49c5d558bb191aefd324eeb..086c8e2fcdcd46f220f51e6a980482ddac101734 100644
--- a/src/cosserat-continuum.cc
+++ b/src/cosserat-continuum.cc
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) try
     //   Initial iterate
     // //////////////////////////
 
-    SolutionType x(feBasis.indexSet().size());
+    SolutionType x(feBasis.size());
 
     if (parameterSet.hasKey("startFromFile"))
     {