diff --git a/Geo/GFaceCompound.h b/Geo/GFaceCompound.h
index 43009c6207d9b9c7390b3b15c69e454622a7a034..095309577eeb6416f9e467df2b22e7284aafd76c 100644
--- a/Geo/GFaceCompound.h
+++ b/Geo/GFaceCompound.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class GFaceCompound : public GFace {
                          SVector3 *dudu, SVector3 *dvdv, SVector3 *dudv) const{}
   virtual SPoint2 getCoordinates(MVertex *v) const { return SPoint2(); }
   void parametrize() const {}
-
+  int getNbSplit() const { return 0; }
 };
 
 #endif