diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.cpp
index ab760c7d13..b51ddb3a08 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void ViewProviderFemPostObject::setDisplayMode(const char* ModeName)
     else if (strcmp("Nodes (surface only)",ModeName)==0)
         m_currentAlgorithm = m_pointsSurface;
 
-    update();
+    updateVtk();
 
     ViewProviderDocumentObject::setDisplayMode( ModeName );
 }
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> ViewProviderFemPostObject::getDisplayModes(void) const
     return StrList;
 }
 
-void ViewProviderFemPostObject::update() {
+void ViewProviderFemPostObject::updateVtk() {
 
     if(!setupPipeline())
         return;
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void ViewProviderFemPostObject::WriteTransparency() {
 void ViewProviderFemPostObject::updateData(const App::Property* p) {
 
     if( strcmp(p->getName(), "Data") == 0 ) {
-        update();
+        updateVtk();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.h b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.h
index 7ab69ba01e..cad1f3bd2a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     virtual void setupTaskDialog(TaskDlgPost* dlg);
     bool setupPipeline();
-    void update();
+    void updateVtk();
 
     SoCoordinate3*              m_coordinates;
     SoIndexedPointSet*          m_markers;