diff --git a/src/read_dump.cpp b/src/read_dump.cpp
index 71d302c4f1..f3ca55f94f 100644
--- a/src/read_dump.cpp
+++ b/src/read_dump.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void ReadDump::command(int narg, char **arg)
 
   // reset timestep to nstep
 
-  update->reset_timestep(nstep);
+  update->reset_timestep(nstep, true);
 
   // counters
 
diff --git a/src/rerun.cpp b/src/rerun.cpp
index 78b1a28cb6..83971f6adc 100644
--- a/src/rerun.cpp
+++ b/src/rerun.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void Rerun::command(int narg, char **arg)
   while (true) {
     ndump++;
     rd->header(firstflag);
-    update->reset_timestep(ntimestep);
+    update->reset_timestep(ntimestep, false);
     rd->atoms();
 
     modify->init();
diff --git a/src/update.cpp b/src/update.cpp
index c82a1ddc18..3870f6d38e 100644
--- a/src/update.cpp
+++ b/src/update.cpp
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ void Update::reset_timestep(int narg, char **arg)
 {
   if (narg != 1) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal reset_timestep command");
   bigint newstep = utils::bnumeric(FLERR, arg[0], false, lmp);
-  reset_timestep(newstep);
+  reset_timestep(newstep, true);
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ void Update::reset_timestep(int narg, char **arg)
    called from input script (indirectly) or rerun command
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void Update::reset_timestep(bigint newstep)
+void Update::reset_timestep(bigint newstep, bool do_check)
 {
   if (newstep < 0) error->all(FLERR, "Timestep must be >= 0");
 
@@ -490,11 +490,14 @@ void Update::reset_timestep(bigint newstep)
 
   output->reset_timestep(ntimestep);
 
-  // do not allow timestep-dependent fixes to be defined
+  // rerun will not be meaningful with this check active.
+  if (do_check) {
+    // do not allow timestep-dependent fixes to be defined
 
-  for (const auto &ifix : modify->get_fix_list())
-    if (ifix->time_depend)
-      error->all(FLERR, "Cannot reset timestep with time-dependent fix {} defined", ifix->style);
+    for (const auto &ifix : modify->get_fix_list())
+      if (ifix->time_depend)
+        error->all(FLERR, "Cannot reset timestep with time-dependent fix {} defined", ifix->style);
+  }
 
   // reset eflag/vflag global so no commands will think eng/virial are current
 
diff --git a/src/update.h b/src/update.h
index f763dfa559..afcafb87cb 100644
--- a/src/update.h
+++ b/src/update.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Update : protected Pointers {
   void create_integrate(int, char **, int);
   void create_minimize(int, char **, int);
   void reset_timestep(int, char **);
-  void reset_timestep(bigint);
+  void reset_timestep(bigint, bool);
   void update_time();
   double memory_usage();