diff --git a/pystencils_walberla/jinja_filters.py b/pystencils_walberla/jinja_filters.py
index f2d2c82257469b551c37a35a36141806c527d19a..b2aea751652f56fef2597b816074e660f55c2e83 100644
--- a/pystencils_walberla/jinja_filters.py
+++ b/pystencils_walberla/jinja_filters.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def make_field_type(dtype, f_size, is_gpu):
     if is_gpu:
         return "cuda::GPUField<%s>" % (dtype,)
     else:
-        return "GhostLayerField<%s, %d>" % (dtype, f_size)
+        return "field::GhostLayerField<%s, %d>" % (dtype, f_size)
 
 
 def get_field_fsize(field):