diff --git a/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp b/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp
index 6a1fb1a877..7c6fd9dbb2 100644
--- a/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp
+++ b/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 #define MAXLINE 1024
 
 enum{FCC,BCC,HCP,DIM,DIAMOND,B1,C11,L12,B2};
-int nkeywords = 19;
+int nkeywords = 21;
 char *keywords[] = {"Ec","alpha","rho0","delta","lattce",
 		    "attrac","repuls","nn2","Cmin","Cmax","rc","delr",
 		    "augt1","gsmooth_factor","re","ialloy","mixture_ref_t",
-                    "erose_form","zbl"};
+                    "erose_form","zbl","emb_lin_neg","bkgd_dyn"};
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/memory.cpp b/src/memory.cpp
index 3aa5756a60..541a7101df 100644
--- a/src/memory.cpp
+++ b/src/memory.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void *Memory::smalloc(bigint nbytes, const char *name)
   void *ptr = malloc(nbytes);
   if (ptr == NULL) {
     char str[128];
-    sprintf(str,"Failed to allocate " BIGINT_FORMAT "bytes for array %s",
+    sprintf(str,"Failed to allocate " BIGINT_FORMAT " bytes for array %s",
 	    nbytes,name);
     error->one(str);
   }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void *Memory::srealloc(void *ptr, bigint nbytes, const char *name)
   ptr = realloc(ptr,nbytes);
   if (ptr == NULL) {
     char str[128];
-    sprintf(str,"Failed to reallocate " BIGINT_FORMAT "bytes for array %s",
+    sprintf(str,"Failed to reallocate " BIGINT_FORMAT " bytes for array %s",
 	    nbytes,name);
     error->one(str);
   }