diff --git a/python/dune/perftool/pdelab/driver/timings.py b/python/dune/perftool/pdelab/driver/timings.py
index cdeb6b1d5e78e8794c3973343e0c32e76535b0d4..e740a7d339785aa682dd41a68bade574f0f06d34 100644
--- a/python/dune/perftool/pdelab/driver/timings.py
+++ b/python/dune/perftool/pdelab/driver/timings.py
@@ -45,8 +45,18 @@ def dump_dof_numbers(stream):
     gvt = type_leafview()
     gv = name_leafview()
 
-    from dune.perftool.pdelab.driver import get_trial_element, isDG
-    if isDG(get_trial_element()):
+    from dune.perftool.pdelab.driver import get_trial_element, isDG, _flatten_list
+    from ufl import MixedElement, TensorProductElement
+    element = get_trial_element()
+
+    def _apply_to_element(element, f):
+        if isinstance(element, MixedElement) or isinstance(element, TensorProductElement):
+            return tuple(_apply_to_element(e, f) for e in element.sub_elements())
+        else:
+            return f(element)
+    element_is_dg = all(_flatten_list(_apply_to_element(element, isDG)))
+
+    if element_is_dg:
         return ["Dune::PDELab::NonOverlappingEntitySet<{}> es({});".format(gvt, gv),
                 "{} << \"{} \" << {} << \" dofs dofs \" << {}.maxLocalSize() * es.size(0) << std::endl;".format(stream,
                                                                                                                 level,
@@ -54,7 +64,7 @@ def dump_dof_numbers(stream):
                                                                                                                 name_trial_gfs())
                 ]
     else:
-        return ["{} << \"{} \" << {} << \" dofs dofs \" << {}.() << std::endl;".format(stream,
+        return ["{} << \"{} \" << {} << \" dofs dofs \" << {}.size() << std::endl;".format(stream,
                                                                                        level,
                                                                                        ident,
                                                                                        name_trial_gfs())