diff --git a/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp b/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp
index 538a6975bc..354c8693a7 100644
--- a/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp
+++ b/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ void PairMEAM::read_files(char *globalfile, char *userfile)
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-int PairMEAM::pack_comm(int n, int *list, double *buf, int *pbc_flags)
+int PairMEAM::pack_comm(int n, int *list, double *buf, int pbc_flag, int *pbc)
 {
   int i,j,k,m;
 
diff --git a/src/MEAM/pair_meam.h b/src/MEAM/pair_meam.h
index f55fd62b22..84532b9701 100644
--- a/src/MEAM/pair_meam.h
+++ b/src/MEAM/pair_meam.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class PairMEAM : public Pair {
   double init_one(int, int);
   void init_style();
 
-  int pack_comm(int, int *, double *, int *);
+  int pack_comm(int, int *, double *, int, int *);
   void unpack_comm(int, int, double *);
   int pack_reverse_comm(int, int, double *);
   void unpack_reverse_comm(int, int *, double *);
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ class PairMEAM : public Pair {
   void read_files(char *, char *);
   void neigh_f2c(int *, int **);
   void neigh_c2f(int *, int **);
-
 };
 
 }