diff --git a/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp b/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp
index 354c8693a7..2ce47bce04 100644
--- a/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp
+++ b/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ PairMEAM::PairMEAM(LAMMPS *lmp) : Pair(lmp)
 
 PairMEAM::~PairMEAM()
 {
+  meam_cleanup_();
+
   memory->sfree(rho);
   memory->sfree(rho0);
   memory->sfree(rho1);
diff --git a/src/MEAM/pair_meam.h b/src/MEAM/pair_meam.h
index 84532b9701..3471bea393 100644
--- a/src/MEAM/pair_meam.h
+++ b/src/MEAM/pair_meam.h
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ extern "C" {
 		   double *, double *, double *, double *, double *, double *,
 		   double *, double *, double *, double *, double *, double *,
 		   double *, double *, double *, double *, double *, int *);
+
+  void meam_cleanup_();
 }
 
+
 #include "pair.h"
 
 namespace LAMMPS_NS {