diff --git a/src/USER-MESO/pair_edpd.cpp b/src/USER-MESO/pair_edpd.cpp
index f1d9c215b4..351637a842 100644
--- a/src/USER-MESO/pair_edpd.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-MESO/pair_edpd.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ static const char cite_pair_edpd[] =
   " volume =  {51},\n"
   " pages =   {11038--11040}\n"
   "}\n\n";
-;
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/USER-MESO/pair_tdpd.cpp b/src/USER-MESO/pair_tdpd.cpp
index 0d0d2a3a0a..b8bbf6d622 100644
--- a/src/USER-MESO/pair_tdpd.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-MESO/pair_tdpd.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ void PairTDPD::coeff(int narg, char **arg)
   double power_one = force->numeric(FLERR,arg[4]);
   double cut_one   = force->numeric(FLERR,arg[5]);
   double cutcc_one = force->numeric(FLERR,arg[6]);
-  double kappa_one[cc_species],epsilon_one[cc_species],powercc_one[cc_species];
+  double *kappa_one = new double[cc_species];
+  double *epsilon_one = new double[cc_species];
+  double *powercc_one = new double[cc_species];
   for(int k=0; k<cc_species; k++) {
     kappa_one[k]   = force->numeric(FLERR,arg[7+3*k]);
     epsilon_one[k] = force->numeric(FLERR,arg[8+3*k]);
@@ -304,6 +306,9 @@ void PairTDPD::coeff(int narg, char **arg)
     setflag[i][j] = 1;
     count++;
   }
+  delete[] kappa_one;
+  delete[] epsilon_one;
+  delete[] powercc_one;
 
   if (count == 0) error->all(FLERR,"Incorrect args for pair coefficients");
 }