diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/pair_mliap_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/pair_mliap_kokkos.cpp
index 8c06e7983d..338afe4e42 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/pair_mliap_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/pair_mliap_kokkos.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ PairMLIAPKokkos<DeviceType>::~PairMLIAPKokkos()
   memoryKK->destroy_kokkos(k_setflag, setflag);
   memoryKK->destroy_kokkos(k_eatom, eatom);
   memoryKK->destroy_kokkos(k_vatom, vatom);
+  if (ghostneigh) memoryKK->destroy_kokkos(k_cutghost, cutghost);
   delete model;
   delete descriptor;
   model=nullptr;
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ void PairMLIAPKokkos<DeviceType>::allocate()
   memoryKK->create_kokkos(k_cutsq, cutsq, n+1, n+1, "pair_mliap:cutsq");
   memoryKK->create_kokkos(k_setflag, setflag, n+1, n+1, "pair_mliap:setflag");
 
+  if (ghostneigh) memoryKK->create_kokkos(k_cutghost, cutghost, n+1, n+1, "pair_mliap:cutghost");
   // this is for the base class so it doesn't double delete
   allocated = 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/pair_mliap_kokkos.h b/src/KOKKOS/pair_mliap_kokkos.h
index cbef6e5966..3f56a89692 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/pair_mliap_kokkos.h
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/pair_mliap_kokkos.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ public:
   typename AT::t_f_array f;
   DAT::tdual_int_1d k_map;
   DAT::tdual_double_2d k_cutsq;
+  DAT::tdual_double_2d k_cutghost;
   DAT::tdual_int_2d k_setflag;
   DAT::tdual_efloat_1d k_eatom;
   DAT::tdual_double_2d k_vatom;