diff --git a/dune/solvers/iterationsteps/obstacletnnmgstep.hh b/dune/solvers/iterationsteps/obstacletnnmgstep.hh
index 457dbe00b8046c1701f358e000530cfc82fad78e..59055637e5a164c20bf5331392aacffb30cbc85a 100644
--- a/dune/solvers/iterationsteps/obstacletnnmgstep.hh
+++ b/dune/solvers/iterationsteps/obstacletnnmgstep.hh
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class ObstacleTNNMGStep
 
         // solver components
         NonlinearSmoother nonlinearSmoother_;
-        typename Dune::BitSetVector<blockSize> hasObstacle_;
+        Dune::BitSetVector<blockSize> hasObstacle_;
         double truncationTol_;
 
         LinearMultigridStep linearMGStep_;