diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/comm_kokkos.h b/src/KOKKOS/comm_kokkos.h
index 668acb3974..3fcce82e2c 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/comm_kokkos.h
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/comm_kokkos.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class CommKokkos : public CommBrick {
   ~CommKokkos() override;
   void init() override;
 
+  using CommBrick::forward_comm;
+  using CommBrick::reverse_comm;
   void forward_comm(int dummy = 0) override;    // forward comm of atom coords
   void reverse_comm() override;                 // reverse comm of atom coords
   void exchange() override;                     // move atoms to new procs
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/comm_tiled_kokkos.h b/src/KOKKOS/comm_tiled_kokkos.h
index 825da4a578..e3fac3afe6 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/comm_tiled_kokkos.h
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/comm_tiled_kokkos.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class CommTiledKokkos : public CommTiled {
   CommTiledKokkos(class LAMMPS *, class Comm *);
   ~CommTiledKokkos() override;
 
+  using CommTiled::forward_comm;
+  using CommTiled::reverse_comm;
   void forward_comm(int dummy = 0) override;    // forward comm of atom coords
   void reverse_comm() override;                 // reverse comm of forces
   void exchange() override;                     // move atoms to new procs
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/npair_ssa_kokkos.h b/src/KOKKOS/npair_ssa_kokkos.h
index 73e6d0c534..68cfd587d9 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/npair_ssa_kokkos.h
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/npair_ssa_kokkos.h
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ class NPairSSAKokkosExecute
     h_new_maxneighs() = neigh_list.maxneighs;
   };
 
+  KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
   ~NPairSSAKokkosExecute() {neigh_list.copymode = 1;};
 
   KOKKOS_FUNCTION
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/rand_pool_wrap_kokkos.h b/src/KOKKOS/rand_pool_wrap_kokkos.h
index 767f3d99b8..8d3275370e 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/rand_pool_wrap_kokkos.h
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/rand_pool_wrap_kokkos.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class RandPoolWrap : protected Pointers {
   void destroy();
   void init(RanMars*, int);
 
-  KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
   RandWrap get_state() const
   {
 #ifdef LMP_KOKKOS_GPU
@@ -68,11 +67,7 @@ class RandPoolWrap : protected Pointers {
     return rand_wrap;
   }
 
-  KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
-  void free_state(RandWrap) const
-  {
-
-  }
+  void free_state(RandWrap) const {}
 
  private:
   class RanMars **random_thr;