diff --git a/grid/albertagrid/albertagrid.cc b/grid/albertagrid/albertagrid.cc
index 94e2614ee50249dfa86bb6e8dcc280dbbd36a7b9..64524f6ece165e4f9ba812edbdcf36899904a269 100644
--- a/grid/albertagrid/albertagrid.cc
+++ b/grid/albertagrid/albertagrid.cc
@@ -3775,7 +3775,7 @@ namespace Dune
   template < int dim, int dimworld >
   inline int AlbertaGrid < dim, dimworld >::size (int codim) const
   {
-    return this->size(codim,simplex);
+    return this->leafIndexSet().size(codim,simplex);
   }
 
   template < int dim, int dimworld >