diff --git a/dumux/linear/linearsolvertraits.hh b/dumux/linear/linearsolvertraits.hh
index 154071021c4551d148cc1c349c73ee30a5ee5f8d..b61ba21e14b26e44f58906c62bac35afaf6afd00 100644
--- a/dumux/linear/linearsolvertraits.hh
+++ b/dumux/linear/linearsolvertraits.hh
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ template<class GridGeometry>
 struct LinearSolverTraitsImpl<GridGeometry, DiscretizationMethod::ccmpfa>
 : public LinearSolverTraitsImpl<GridGeometry, DiscretizationMethod::cctpfa> {};
 
+//! staggered: use overlapping model TODO provide staggered-specific traits, combining overlapping/non-overlapping
+template<class GridGeometry>
+struct LinearSolverTraitsImpl<GridGeometry, DiscretizationMethod::staggered>
+: public LinearSolverTraitsImpl<GridGeometry, DiscretizationMethod::cctpfa> {};
+
 } // end namespace Dumux
 
 #endif // DUMUX_LINEAR_SOLVER_TRAITS_HH