diff --git a/src/GRANULAR/fix_wall_gran.cpp b/src/GRANULAR/fix_wall_gran.cpp
index 11a2b920a7..d58ce011f9 100644
--- a/src/GRANULAR/fix_wall_gran.cpp
+++ b/src/GRANULAR/fix_wall_gran.cpp
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ void FixWallGran::post_force(int /*vflag*/)
 
   if (neighbor->ago == 0 && fix_rigid) {
     int tmp;
-    int *body = (int *) fix_rigid->extract("body",tmp);
-    auto mass_body = (double *) fix_rigid->extract("masstotal",tmp);
+    auto *body = (int *) fix_rigid->extract("body",tmp);
+    auto *mass_body = (double *) fix_rigid->extract("masstotal",tmp);
     if (atom->nmax > nmax) {
       memory->destroy(mass_rigid);
       nmax = atom->nmax;
diff --git a/src/GRANULAR/fix_wall_gran_region.cpp b/src/GRANULAR/fix_wall_gran_region.cpp
index 6c2d26617d..bb2069516f 100644
--- a/src/GRANULAR/fix_wall_gran_region.cpp
+++ b/src/GRANULAR/fix_wall_gran_region.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void FixWallGranRegion::init()
 {
   FixWallGran::init();
 
-  auto newregion = domain->get_region_by_id(idregion);
+  auto *newregion = domain->get_region_by_id(idregion);
   if (!newregion) error->all(FLERR, "Region {} for fix wall/gran/region does not exist", idregion);
 
   // check if region properties changed between runs
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ void FixWallGranRegion::post_force(int /*vflag*/)
 
   if (neighbor->ago == 0 && fix_rigid) {
     int tmp;
-    int *body = (int *) fix_rigid->extract("body", tmp);
-    auto mass_body = (double *) fix_rigid->extract("masstotal", tmp);
+    auto *body = (int *) fix_rigid->extract("body", tmp);
+    auto *mass_body = (double *) fix_rigid->extract("masstotal", tmp);
     if (atom->nmax > nmax) {
       memory->destroy(mass_rigid);
       nmax = atom->nmax;