diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e6c57c667..1e0d207a7e 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ if(PKG_KIM)
       message(FATAL_ERROR "KIM not found, help CMake to find it by setting PKG_CONFIG_PATH, or set DOWNLOAD_KIM=ON to download it")
     endif()
   endif()
-  list(APPEND LAMMPS_LINK_LIBS ${KIM-API-V2_LIBRARIES})
+  list(APPEND LAMMPS_LINK_LIBS "${KIM-API-V2_LDFLAGS}")
   include_directories(${KIM-API-V2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/KIM/pair_kim.cpp b/src/KIM/pair_kim.cpp
index 072c3a6296..6981b028b2 100644
--- a/src/KIM/pair_kim.cpp
+++ b/src/KIM/pair_kim.cpp
@@ -789,6 +789,14 @@ void PairKIM::kim_init()
        error->all(FLERR,"KIM Model did not accept the requested unit system");
      }
 
+     // check that the model does not require unknown capabilities
+     kimerror = check_for_routine_compatibility();
+     if (kimerror)
+     {
+       error->all(FLERR,
+                  "KIM Model requires unknown Routines.  Unable to proceed.");
+     }
+
      kimerror = KIM_Model_ComputeArgumentsCreate(pkim, &pargs);
      if (kimerror)
      {
@@ -987,6 +995,49 @@ void PairKIM::set_lmps_flags()
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+int PairKIM::check_for_routine_compatibility()
+{
+  /* Check that we know about all required routines */
+  int numberOfModelRoutineNames;
+  KIM_MODEL_ROUTINE_NAME_GetNumberOfModelRoutineNames(
+      &numberOfModelRoutineNames);
+  for (int i = 0; i < numberOfModelRoutineNames; ++i)
+  {
+    KIM_ModelRoutineName modelRoutineName;
+    KIM_MODEL_ROUTINE_NAME_GetModelRoutineName(i, &modelRoutineName);
+
+    int present;
+    int required;
+    int error = KIM_Model_IsRoutinePresent(
+        pkim, modelRoutineName, &present, &required);
+    if (error) { return true; }
+
+    if ((present == true) && (required == true))
+    {
+      if (!(KIM_ModelRoutineName_Equal(modelRoutineName,
+                                       KIM_MODEL_ROUTINE_NAME_Create)
+            || KIM_ModelRoutineName_Equal(
+                   modelRoutineName,
+                   KIM_MODEL_ROUTINE_NAME_ComputeArgumentsCreate)
+            || KIM_ModelRoutineName_Equal(modelRoutineName,
+                                          KIM_MODEL_ROUTINE_NAME_Compute)
+            || KIM_ModelRoutineName_Equal(modelRoutineName,
+                                          KIM_MODEL_ROUTINE_NAME_Refresh)
+            || KIM_ModelRoutineName_Equal(
+                   modelRoutineName,
+                   KIM_MODEL_ROUTINE_NAME_ComputeArgumentsDestroy)
+            || KIM_ModelRoutineName_Equal(modelRoutineName,
+                                          KIM_MODEL_ROUTINE_NAME_Destroy)))
+      { return true; }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* everything is good */
+  return false;
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 void PairKIM::set_kim_model_has_flags()
 {
   int numberOfComputeArgumentNames;
diff --git a/src/KIM/pair_kim.h b/src/KIM/pair_kim.h
index 1b8051ea1e..a23d5cd317 100644
--- a/src/KIM/pair_kim.h
+++ b/src/KIM/pair_kim.h
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ namespace LAMMPS_NS {
       virtual void set_argument_pointers();
       virtual void set_lmps_flags();
       virtual void set_kim_model_has_flags();
+      virtual int check_for_routine_compatibility();
       // static methods used as callbacks from KIM
       static int get_neigh(
          void const * const dataObject,