diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/VFPHelpers.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/VFPHelpers.hpp
index 8a18c993a..5d63b575a 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/VFPHelpers.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/VFPHelpers.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ inline EvalWell zeroIfNanInf(const EvalWell& value) {
 
     using Toolbox = MathToolbox<EvalWell>;
 
-    return nan_or_inf ? Toolbox::createBlank(value) : value;
+    return nan_or_inf ? Toolbox::createConstantZero(value) : value;
 }