diff --git a/XdmfCurvilinearGrid.hpp b/XdmfCurvilinearGrid.hpp
index f580a3258885c5f11e1d581165d82d88366ebe77..c65c944fe70667963de77f37a7a7dc9d7be5f391 100644
--- a/XdmfCurvilinearGrid.hpp
+++ b/XdmfCurvilinearGrid.hpp
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ public:
    * @return    The geometry associated with this grid.
    */
   shared_ptr<XdmfGeometry> getGeometry();
+  using XdmfGrid::getGeometry;
 
   virtual void read();
 
diff --git a/XdmfUnstructuredGrid.hpp b/XdmfUnstructuredGrid.hpp
index 041ab54628edffcd3faf3b42a2f3b9e5f28e14ac..d38278769568a946e4547019ae8d51b716936188 100644
--- a/XdmfUnstructuredGrid.hpp
+++ b/XdmfUnstructuredGrid.hpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ public:
    * @return    The geometry associated with this grid.
    */
   shared_ptr<XdmfGeometry> getGeometry();
+  using XdmfGrid::getGeometry;
 
   virtual std::string getItemTag() const;
 
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ public:
    * @return    The topology associated with this grid.
    */
   shared_ptr<XdmfTopology> getTopology();
+  using XdmfGrid::getTopology;
 
   virtual void read();