diff --git a/Grid/lattice/Lattice_base.h b/Grid/lattice/Lattice_base.h
index 0b9b9b56..ec7c54ec 100644
--- a/Grid/lattice/Lattice_base.h
+++ b/Grid/lattice/Lattice_base.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ public:
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
   typedef typename vobj::scalar_type scalar_type;
   typedef typename vobj::vector_type vector_type;
+  typedef typename vobj::scalar_object scalar_object;
   typedef vobj vector_object;
 
 private: