diff --git a/framework/src/interfaces/Coupleable.C b/framework/src/interfaces/Coupleable.C
index 2a41b5c0eccc..a215a912cc56 100644
--- a/framework/src/interfaces/Coupleable.C
+++ b/framework/src/interfaces/Coupleable.C
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ Coupleable::coupledDotDotDu(const std::string & var_name, unsigned int comp)
   {
     if (_c_nodal)
       return var->dofValuesDuDotDotDuNeighbor();
-    return var->duDotDotDu();
+    return var->duDotDotDuNeighbor();
   }
 }