diff --git a/src/compute.cpp b/src/compute.cpp
index 5c5398e5df..230c15919c 100644
--- a/src/compute.cpp
+++ b/src/compute.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Compute::Compute(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) : Pointers(lmp)
 
   timeflag = 0;
   comm_forward = comm_reverse = 0;
+  cudable = 0;
 
   invoked_scalar = invoked_vector = invoked_array = -1;
   invoked_peratom = invoked_local = -1;
diff --git a/src/compute.h b/src/compute.h
index 9b929b345a..b0f9709df4 100644
--- a/src/compute.h
+++ b/src/compute.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ class Compute : protected Pointers {
   int comm_forward;   // size of forward communication (0 if none)
   int comm_reverse;   // size of reverse communication (0 if none)
 
+  int cudable;        // 1 if compute is CUDA-enabled
+
   Compute(class LAMMPS *, int, char **);
   virtual ~Compute();
   void modify_params(int, char **);