diff --git a/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/simulation/CMakeLists.txt b/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/simulation/CMakeLists.txt
index 10f117750d793..6d30d8d01bb12 100644
--- a/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/simulation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/simulation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ o2_target_root_dictionary(TRKSimulation
                                   include/TRKSimulation/VDLayer.h
                                   include/TRKSimulation/VDGeometryBuilder.h
                                   include/TRKSimulation/VDSensorRegistry.h
-                                  include/TRKSimulation/DPLDigitizerParam.h)
\ No newline at end of file
+                                  include/TRKSimulation/DPLDigitizerParam.h)
diff --git a/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/simulation/include/TRKSimulation/Hit.h b/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/simulation/include/TRKSimulation/Hit.h
index 88afac8682cf4..402a343ead472 100644
--- a/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/simulation/include/TRKSimulation/Hit.h
+++ b/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/simulation/include/TRKSimulation/Hit.h
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
 
 namespace o2::trk
 {
-using Hit = o2::itsmft::Hit; // For now we rely on the same Hit class as ITSMFT, but we can extend it with TRK-specific information if needed in the future
+class Hit : public o2::itsmft::Hit
+{
+ public:
+  using o2::itsmft::Hit::Hit; // Inherit constructors
+};
 } // namespace o2::trk
 
 #endif