diff --git a/Common/GmshDefines.h b/Common/GmshDefines.h
index 57bbd35d5f0627f19cdcbde40a00bb3ec7ae9283..1f8031462f1f5d60aa534cfa537a15e4b05eda42 100644
--- a/Common/GmshDefines.h
+++ b/Common/GmshDefines.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 #define MSH_TET_34 32
 #define MSH_TET_52 33
 
+#define MSH_NUM_TYPE 33
+
 // Geometric entities
 #define ENT_NONE     0
 #define ENT_POINT    (1<<0)