diff --git a/Geo/GEntity.h b/Geo/GEntity.h
index 43885ccda105f9436c4c768d075bbee801954524..acacca864d4aafe2919b203f506cc3e6083c6384 100644
--- a/Geo/GEntity.h
+++ b/Geo/GEntity.h
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class GEntity {
 
   // returns the master entity (for mesh)
   GEntity* meshMaster() const;
-  virtual void setMeshMaster(GEntity*);
+  void setMeshMaster(GEntity*);
   
   void setMeshMaster(GEntity*,const std::vector<double>&);