diff --git a/src/USER-MISC/pair_meam_spline.cpp b/src/USER-MISC/pair_meam_spline.cpp
index 17d893a502..1ad732609a 100644
--- a/src/USER-MISC/pair_meam_spline.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-MISC/pair_meam_spline.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
                        conform with pairing
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#include "math.h"
-#include "stdio.h"
-#include "stdlib.h"
-#include "string.h"
+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "pair_meam_spline.h"
 #include "atom.h"
 #include "force.h"