diff --git a/DDCore/src/Shapes.cpp b/DDCore/src/Shapes.cpp
index 9ae8a1efec21e93681ded8883f16af6659e17585..c504a66a3143721b2b3fc4ca410e7bfc74892253 100644
--- a/DDCore/src/Shapes.cpp
+++ b/DDCore/src/Shapes.cpp
@@ -950,5 +950,8 @@ INSTANTIATE(TGeoHype);
 INSTANTIATE(TGeoTrap);
 INSTANTIATE(TGeoTrd1);
 INSTANTIATE(TGeoTrd2);
-INSTANTIATE(TGeoTessellated);
 INSTANTIATE(TGeoCompositeShape);
+
+#if ROOT_VERSION_CODE > ROOT_VERSION(6,19,0)
+INSTANTIATE(TGeoTessellated);
+#endif