diff --git a/src/StdMeshers/StdMeshers_ViscousLayers2D.cxx b/src/StdMeshers/StdMeshers_ViscousLayers2D.cxx
index c65131df3..1d3dd8a05 100644
--- a/src/StdMeshers/StdMeshers_ViscousLayers2D.cxx
+++ b/src/StdMeshers/StdMeshers_ViscousLayers2D.cxx
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ bool _ViscousBuilder2D::refine()
 {
   // find out orientation of faces to create
   bool isReverse = 
-    ( _helper.GetSubShapeOri( _mesh->GetShapeToMesh(), _face ) == TopAbs_REVERSED );
+    ( _helper.GetSubShapeOri( _mesh->GetShapeToMesh(), _face ) != _face.Orientation() );
 
   // store a proxyMesh in a sub-mesh
   // make faces on each _PolyLine