diff --git a/src/DriverMED/DriverMED_W_SMESHDS_Mesh.cxx b/src/DriverMED/DriverMED_W_SMESHDS_Mesh.cxx
index 634accfba..f6cf1ff78 100644
--- a/src/DriverMED/DriverMED_W_SMESHDS_Mesh.cxx
+++ b/src/DriverMED/DriverMED_W_SMESHDS_Mesh.cxx
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ Driver_Mesh::Status DriverMED_W_SMESHDS_Mesh::Perform()
         if ( edge_fam != anElemFamMap.end() )
           aFamilyNums->push_back( edge_fam->second );
         else
-          aFamilyNums->push_back( myFacesDefaultFamilyId );
+          aFamilyNums->push_back( myEdgesDefaultFamilyId );
       }
       
       if ( aNbSeg2 ) {