diff --git a/src/volume_calc.cpp b/src/volume_calc.cpp
index aa685e3533..0c91c463e9 100644
--- a/src/volume_calc.cpp
+++ b/src/volume_calc.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ std::vector<VolumeCalculation::Result> VolumeCalculation::execute() const
 #ifdef OPENMC_MPI
     // update maximum error value on all processes
     if (mpi::master) {
-      MPI_Bcast(&trigger_val, 1, MPI_DOUBLE, mpi:intracomm);
+      MPI_Bcast(&trigger_val, 1, MPI_DOUBLE, 0, mpi::intracomm);
     } else {
       MPI_Recv(&trigger_val, 1, MPI_DOUBLE, 0, 0, mpi::intracomm, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE);
     }