diff --git a/applications/solvers/incompressible/pimpleFoam/overPimpleDyMFoam/continuityErrs.H b/applications/solvers/incompressible/pimpleFoam/overPimpleDyMFoam/continuityErrs.H
index 46e25d8c2a..ed1aea585c 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/incompressible/pimpleFoam/overPimpleDyMFoam/continuityErrs.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/incompressible/pimpleFoam/overPimpleDyMFoam/continuityErrs.H
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ Description
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 {
-    volScalarField contErr(interpolatedCells*cellMask*fvc::div(phi));
+    const DimensionedField<scalar, volMesh> contErr
+    (
+        interpolatedCells.internalField()
+       *cellMask.internalField()
+       *fvc::div(phi)().internalField()
+    );
 
     scalar sumLocalContErr = runTime.deltaTValue()*
         mag(contErr)().weightedAverage(mesh.V()).value();
diff --git a/applications/solvers/incompressible/simpleFoam/overSimpleFoam/continuityErrs.H b/applications/solvers/incompressible/simpleFoam/overSimpleFoam/continuityErrs.H
index 46e25d8c2a..ed1aea585c 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/incompressible/simpleFoam/overSimpleFoam/continuityErrs.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/incompressible/simpleFoam/overSimpleFoam/continuityErrs.H
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ Description
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 {
-    volScalarField contErr(interpolatedCells*cellMask*fvc::div(phi));
+    const DimensionedField<scalar, volMesh> contErr
+    (
+        interpolatedCells.internalField()
+       *cellMask.internalField()
+       *fvc::div(phi)().internalField()
+    );
 
     scalar sumLocalContErr = runTime.deltaTValue()*
         mag(contErr)().weightedAverage(mesh.V()).value();
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/interFoam/overInterDyMFoam/continuityErrs.H b/applications/solvers/multiphase/interFoam/overInterDyMFoam/continuityErrs.H
index 46e25d8c2a..ed1aea585c 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/interFoam/overInterDyMFoam/continuityErrs.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/interFoam/overInterDyMFoam/continuityErrs.H
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ Description
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 {
-    volScalarField contErr(interpolatedCells*cellMask*fvc::div(phi));
+    const DimensionedField<scalar, volMesh> contErr
+    (
+        interpolatedCells.internalField()
+       *cellMask.internalField()
+       *fvc::div(phi)().internalField()
+    );
 
     scalar sumLocalContErr = runTime.deltaTValue()*
         mag(contErr)().weightedAverage(mesh.V()).value();