diff --git a/src/pair_hybrid.cpp b/src/pair_hybrid.cpp
index 6287fb97db..836624cd4b 100644
--- a/src/pair_hybrid.cpp
+++ b/src/pair_hybrid.cpp
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ void PairHybrid::flags()
   // single_enable = 1 if all sub-styles are set
   // respa_enable = 1 if all sub-styles are set
   // manybody_flag = 1 if any sub-style is set
+  // born_matrix_enable = 1 if all sub-styles are set
   // no_virial_fdotr_compute = 1 if any sub-style is set
   // ghostneigh = 1 if any sub-style is set
   // ewaldflag, pppmflag, msmflag, dipoleflag, dispersionflag, tip4pflag = 1
@@ -401,11 +402,13 @@ void PairHybrid::flags()
   compute_flag = 0;
   respa_enable = 0;
   restartinfo = 0;
+  born_matrix_enable = 0;
 
   for (m = 0; m < nstyles; m++) {
     if (styles[m]->single_enable) ++single_enable;
     if (styles[m]->respa_enable) ++respa_enable;
     if (styles[m]->restartinfo) ++restartinfo;
+    if (styles[m]->born_matrix_enable) ++born_matrix_enable;
     if (styles[m]->manybody_flag) manybody_flag = 1;
     if (styles[m]->no_virial_fdotr_compute) no_virial_fdotr_compute = 1;
     if (styles[m]->ghostneigh) ghostneigh = 1;
@@ -422,6 +425,7 @@ void PairHybrid::flags()
   single_enable = (single_enable == nstyles) ? 1 : 0;
   respa_enable = (respa_enable == nstyles) ? 1 : 0;
   restartinfo = (restartinfo == nstyles) ? 1 : 0;
+  born_matrix_enable = (born_matrix_enable == nstyles) ? 1 : 0;
   init_svector();
 
   // set centroidstressflag for pair hybrid