diff --git a/include/systems/generic_projector.h b/include/systems/generic_projector.h
index a24568398df..8d35e300cba 100644
--- a/include/systems/generic_projector.h
+++ b/include/systems/generic_projector.h
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ void GenericProjector<FFunctor, GFunctor, FValue, ProjectionAction>::operator()
             {
               LOG_SCOPE ("copy_dofs", "GenericProjector");
 
-              f.eval_old_dofs(context, var_component, Ue.get_values());
+              f.eval_old_dofs(context, var, Ue.get_values());
 
               action.insert(context, var, Ue);