diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/comm_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/comm_kokkos.cpp
index 53c6a163af..e506fa1ad4 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/comm_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/comm_kokkos.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ void CommKokkos::forward_comm_pair_device(Pair *pair)
   MPI_Request request;
 
   int nsize = pair->comm_forward;
-  KokkosBase* pairKKBase = (KokkosBase*) pair;
+  KokkosBase* pairKKBase = dynamic_cast<KokkosBase*>(pair);
 
   for (iswap = 0; iswap < nswap; iswap++) {
     int n = MAX(max_buf_pair,nsize*sendnum[iswap]);
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/fix_setforce_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/fix_setforce_kokkos.cpp
index 17971e81be..e991609894 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/fix_setforce_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/fix_setforce_kokkos.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void FixSetForceKokkos<DeviceType>::post_force(int vflag)
     region = domain->regions[iregion];
     region->prematch();
     DAT::tdual_int_1d k_match = DAT::tdual_int_1d("setforce:k_match",nlocal);
-    KokkosBase* regionKKBase = (KokkosBase*) region;
+    KokkosBase* regionKKBase = dynamic_cast<KokkosBase*>(region);
     regionKKBase->match_all_kokkos(groupbit,k_match);
     k_match.template sync<DeviceType>();
     d_match = k_match.template view<DeviceType>();
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/gridcomm_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/gridcomm_kokkos.cpp
index 1e055ff92e..fdfaf296ef 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/gridcomm_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/gridcomm_kokkos.cpp
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ void GridCommKokkos<DeviceType>::forward_comm(KSpace *kspace, int which)
   k_packlist.sync<DeviceType>();
   k_unpacklist.sync<DeviceType>();
 
-  KokkosBase* kspaceKKBase = (KokkosBase*) kspace;
+  KokkosBase* kspaceKKBase = dynamic_cast<KokkosBase*>(kspace);
 
   for (int m = 0; m < nswap; m++) {
     if (swap[m].sendproc == me)
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ void GridCommKokkos<DeviceType>::reverse_comm(KSpace *kspace, int which)
   k_packlist.sync<DeviceType>();
   k_unpacklist.sync<DeviceType>();
 
-  KokkosBase* kspaceKKBase = (KokkosBase*) kspace;
+  KokkosBase* kspaceKKBase = dynamic_cast<KokkosBase*>(kspace);
 
   for (int m = nswap-1; m >= 0; m--) {
     if (swap[m].recvproc == me)