diff --git a/dumux/io/staggeredvtkoutputmodule.hh b/dumux/io/staggeredvtkoutputmodule.hh
index f9d4c940ccf08fece316b82d23f3fb9c6c0f814a..ea0499923416a8aea15d9ecd2f11505f0972e7a1 100644
--- a/dumux/io/staggeredvtkoutputmodule.hh
+++ b/dumux/io/staggeredvtkoutputmodule.hh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ 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 FVElementGeometry = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, FVElementGeometry);
+    using FVElementGeometry = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, FVGridGeometry)::LocalView;
     using SubControlVolumeFace = typename FVElementGeometry::SubControlVolumeFace;