diff --git a/dumux/io/staggeredvtkoutputmodule.hh b/dumux/io/staggeredvtkoutputmodule.hh
index 5a89283d56e00cf00c7f14d84480ae7fdcb00106..f9d4c940ccf08fece316b82d23f3fb9c6c0f814a 100644
--- a/dumux/io/staggeredvtkoutputmodule.hh
+++ b/dumux/io/staggeredvtkoutputmodule.hh
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ class StaggeredVtkOutputModule : public VtkOutputModule<TypeTag>
     using GridVariables = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridVariables);
     using SolutionVector = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, SolutionVector);
     using FaceVariables = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, FaceVariables);
-    using SubControlVolumeFace = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, SubControlVolumeFace);
+    using FVElementGeometry = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, FVElementGeometry);
+    using SubControlVolumeFace = typename FVElementGeometry::SubControlVolumeFace;
 
 
     enum { dim = GridView::dimension };