diff --git a/src/SMESHDS/SMESHDS_GroupOnFilter.cxx b/src/SMESHDS/SMESHDS_GroupOnFilter.cxx
index c631f832c..8307b279a 100644
--- a/src/SMESHDS/SMESHDS_GroupOnFilter.cxx
+++ b/src/SMESHDS/SMESHDS_GroupOnFilter.cxx
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ int SMESHDS_GroupOnFilter::GetID (const int theIndex)
 
 int SMESHDS_GroupOnFilter::GetTic() const
 {
-  return myMeshModifTime * myPredicateTic;
+  return GetMesh()->GetMTime() * myPredicateTic;
 }
 
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