diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/LLTMatrix/LLTMatrix.C b/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/LLTMatrix/LLTMatrix.C
index 021d733a0d..e160180240 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/LLTMatrix/LLTMatrix.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/LLTMatrix/LLTMatrix.C
@@ -25,12 +25,25 @@ License
 
 #include "LLTMatrix.H"
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Type>
-void Foam::LLTMatrix<Type>::decompose()
+Foam::LLTMatrix<Type>::LLTMatrix(const SquareMatrix<Type>& M)
+{
+    decompose(M);
+}
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<class Type>
+void Foam::LLTMatrix<Type>::decompose(const SquareMatrix<Type>& M)
 {
     SquareMatrix<Type>& LLT = *this;
+
+    // Initialize the LLT decomposition matrix to M
+    LLT = M;
+
     const label m = LLT.m();
 
     for (label i=0; i<m; i++)
@@ -70,19 +83,6 @@ void Foam::LLTMatrix<Type>::decompose()
 }
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-template<class Type>
-Foam::LLTMatrix<Type>::LLTMatrix(const SquareMatrix<Type>& M)
-:
-    SquareMatrix<Type>(M)
-{
-    decompose();
-}
-
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
 template<class Type>
 void Foam::LLTMatrix<Type>::solve
 (
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/LLTMatrix/LLTMatrix.H b/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/LLTMatrix/LLTMatrix.H
index 119ea726f6..9a48c38cd7 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/LLTMatrix/LLTMatrix.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/LLTMatrix/LLTMatrix.H
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ class LLTMatrix
 :
     public SquareMatrix<Type>
 {
-    // Private Member Functions
-
-        //- Perform the Cholesky decomposition of the matrix
-        void decompose();
 
 public:
 
@@ -71,6 +67,9 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
+        //- Perform the Cholesky decomposition of the matrix
+        void decompose(const SquareMatrix<Type>& M);
+
         //- Solve the linear system with the given source
         //  and returning the solution in the Field argument x
         void solve(Field<Type>& x, const Field<Type>& source) const;