diff --git a/ProcessLib/SmallDeformation/SmallDeformationFEM.h b/ProcessLib/SmallDeformation/SmallDeformationFEM.h
index f240ca57389851c5406696637fec20720b96bb95..9099d2e4599051136be0780f2b93d6582f96b9bc 100644
--- a/ProcessLib/SmallDeformation/SmallDeformationFEM.h
+++ b/ProcessLib/SmallDeformation/SmallDeformationFEM.h
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public:
                 sigma_prev);
         variables_prev.mechanical_strain
             .emplace<MathLib::KelvinVector::KelvinVectorType<DisplacementDim>>(
-                B * (u - u_dot * dt));
+                B * u_prev);
 
         double const T_ref =
             _process_data.reference_temperature