diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemMesh.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemMesh.cpp
index 9c19433a3..04c2a42b2 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemMesh.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemMesh.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ std::string ViewProviderFemMesh::getElement(const SoDetail* detail) const
         //}
 		else if (detail->getTypeId() == SoPointDetail::getClassTypeId()) {
 			const SoPointDetail* point_detail = static_cast<const SoPointDetail*>(detail);
-			auto idx = point_detail->getCoordinateIndex();
+			int idx = point_detail->getCoordinateIndex();
 			if (idx < vNodeElementIdx.size()) {
 				int vertex = vNodeElementIdx[point_detail->getCoordinateIndex()];
 				str << "Node" << vertex;