diff --git a/dune/solvers/solvers/iterativesolver.hh b/dune/solvers/solvers/iterativesolver.hh
index 4c41de8997b2bb8f34a4f9a00d62624245e85b9e..7b403acdcc752aa62eee5d1202be80a43f5c3c6a 100644
--- a/dune/solvers/solvers/iterativesolver.hh
+++ b/dune/solvers/solvers/iterativesolver.hh
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace Dune {
         }
 
         /** \brief Get error norm */
-        const ItStep& getErrorNorm() const
+        const ErrorNorm& getErrorNorm() const
         {
           return *errorNorm_;
         }