diff --git a/Mesh/meshGFace.cpp b/Mesh/meshGFace.cpp
index f622c4e8efb9d616fc1d6a9ac56bc96b2039e39a..fa25e3e3625f94867255b15205a526a8c78d934a 100644
--- a/Mesh/meshGFace.cpp
+++ b/Mesh/meshGFace.cpp
@@ -1797,6 +1797,7 @@ void orientMeshGFace::operator()(GFace *gf)
   if(gf->geomType() == GEntity::DiscreteSurface) return;
   if(gf->geomType() == GEntity::ProjectionFace) return;
   if(gf->geomType() == GEntity::CompoundSurface) return;
+  if(gf->geomType() == GEntity::BoundaryLayerSurface) return;
 
   if(!gf->getNumMeshElements()) return;