diff --git a/src/force.cpp b/src/force.cpp
index 67187f8dd6..0bb9f1dce5 100644
--- a/src/force.cpp
+++ b/src/force.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ Pair *Force::pair_match(const std::string &word, int exact, int nsub)
   else if (!exact && utils::strmatch(pair_style, word))
     return pair;
   else if (utils::strmatch(pair_style, "^hybrid")) {
-    auto hybrid = dynamic_cast<PairHybrid *>(pair);
+    auto *hybrid = dynamic_cast<PairHybrid *>(pair);
     count = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < hybrid->nstyles; i++)
       if ((exact && (word == hybrid->keywords[i])) ||
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ char *Force::pair_match_ptr(Pair *ptr)
   if (ptr == pair) return pair_style;
 
   if (utils::strmatch(pair_style, "^hybrid")) {
-    auto hybrid = dynamic_cast<PairHybrid *>(pair);
+    auto *hybrid = dynamic_cast<PairHybrid *>(pair);
     for (int i = 0; i < hybrid->nstyles; i++)
       if (ptr == hybrid->styles[i]) return hybrid->keywords[i];
   }
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ Bond *Force::bond_match(const std::string &style)
   if (style == bond_style)
     return bond;
   else if (strcmp(bond_style, "hybrid") == 0) {
-    auto hybrid = dynamic_cast<BondHybrid *>(bond);
+    auto *hybrid = dynamic_cast<BondHybrid *>(bond);
     for (int i = 0; i < hybrid->nstyles; i++)
       if (style == hybrid->keywords[i]) return hybrid->styles[i];
   }
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ Angle *Force::angle_match(const std::string &style)
   if (style == angle_style)
     return angle;
   else if (utils::strmatch(angle_style, "^hybrid")) {
-    auto hybrid = dynamic_cast<AngleHybrid *>(angle);
+    auto *hybrid = dynamic_cast<AngleHybrid *>(angle);
     for (int i = 0; i < hybrid->nstyles; i++)
       if (style == hybrid->keywords[i]) return hybrid->styles[i];
   }
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ Dihedral *Force::dihedral_match(const std::string &style)
   if (style == dihedral_style)
     return dihedral;
   else if (utils::strmatch(dihedral_style, "^hybrid")) {
-    auto hybrid = dynamic_cast<DihedralHybrid *>(dihedral);
+    auto *hybrid = dynamic_cast<DihedralHybrid *>(dihedral);
     for (int i = 0; i < hybrid->nstyles; i++)
       if (style == hybrid->keywords[i]) return hybrid->styles[i];
   }
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ Improper *Force::improper_match(const std::string &style)
   if (style == improper_style)
     return improper;
   else if (utils::strmatch(improper_style, "^hybrid")) {
-    auto hybrid = dynamic_cast<ImproperHybrid *>(improper);
+    auto *hybrid = dynamic_cast<ImproperHybrid *>(improper);
     for (int i = 0; i < hybrid->nstyles; i++)
       if (style == hybrid->keywords[i]) return hybrid->styles[i];
   }