diff --git a/src/accelerator_kokkos.h b/src/accelerator_kokkos.h
index 37d86a89e3..36a376bff8 100644
--- a/src/accelerator_kokkos.h
+++ b/src/accelerator_kokkos.h
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ class KokkosLMP {
   int neigh_count(int) { return 0; }
 };
 
-void kokkos_lmp_finalize()
-{
-  KokkosLMP::finalize();
-}
-
 class AtomKokkos : public Atom {
  public:
   tagint **k_special;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 606f31274d..543833498b 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,19 @@
 #include <mdi.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(LMP_KOKKOS)
 namespace LAMMPS_NS {
 extern void kokkos_lmp_finalize();
 }
+#else
+#include "accelerator_kokkos.h"
+namespace LAMMPS_NS {
+void kokkos_lmp_finalize()
+{
+  KokkosLMP::finalize();
+}
+}
+#endif
 
 using namespace LAMMPS_NS;