diff --git a/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMDS/SMDS_VtkCellIterator.cpp b/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMDS/SMDS_VtkCellIterator.cpp
index 2966af5ab..aa85010ed 100644
--- a/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMDS/SMDS_VtkCellIterator.cpp
+++ b/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMDS/SMDS_VtkCellIterator.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ SMDS_VtkCellIteratorToUNV::SMDS_VtkCellIteratorToUNV(SMDS_Mesh* mesh, int vtkCel
   _mesh = mesh;
   _cellId = vtkCellId;
   _index = 0;
-  _type = aType;
+  // _type = aType;
   //MESSAGE("SMDS_VtkCellInterlacedIterator (UNV)" << _type);
 
   _vtkIdList = vtkIdList::New();
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ SMDS_VtkCellIteratorToUNV::SMDS_VtkCellIteratorToUNV(SMDS_Mesh* mesh, int vtkCel
   grid->GetCellPoints((vtkIdType)_cellId, (vtkIdType&)_nbNodes, pts);
   _vtkIdList->SetNumberOfIds(_nbNodes);
   const int *ids = 0;
+  _type = aType;
   switch (_type)
   {
   case SMDSEntity_Quad_Edge: