diff --git a/dune/tectonic/myblockproblem.hh b/dune/tectonic/myblockproblem.hh
index da843328d0687cd7cab4e11f9d0f1869ec816065..dd085f9a4825519a51217b1361fc2843dacb65dd 100644
--- a/dune/tectonic/myblockproblem.hh
+++ b/dune/tectonic/myblockproblem.hh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ template <class MyConvexProblemTypeTEMPLATE> class MyBlockProblem {
   typedef typename MyConvexProblemType::LocalVectorType LocalVectorType;
   typedef typename MyConvexProblemType::LocalMatrixType LocalMatrixType;
 
-  static int const block_size = MyConvexProblemType::block_size;
+  int static const block_size = MyConvexProblemType::block_size;
 
   /** \brief Solves one local system using a modified gradient method */
   class IterateObject;