diff --git a/src/mesa_pd/kernel/ParticleSelector.h b/src/mesa_pd/kernel/ParticleSelector.h
index e7a11f674567516f67461712e4d1afd9d1e5c38e..7a09913cac12de5a73df1c72034ad6de2a9a21e4 100644
--- a/src/mesa_pd/kernel/ParticleSelector.h
+++ b/src/mesa_pd/kernel/ParticleSelector.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public:
    bool operator()(const size_t /*idx*/, const size_t /*jdx*/, Accessor& /*ac*/) const { return true; }
 };
 
-class SelectLocal
+class SelectMaster
 {
 public:
    template <typename Accessor>
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ public:
    }
 };
 
+/// prefer SelectMaster over SelectLocal
+using SelectLocal = SelectMaster;
+
 class SelectGhost
 {
 public: