diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/dynamical_matrix_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/dynamical_matrix_kokkos.cpp
index e4c454c7f2..d59bdc233d 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/dynamical_matrix_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/dynamical_matrix_kokkos.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void DynamicalMatrixKokkos::setup()
     force->pair->compute(eflag,vflag);
     atomKK->modified(force->pair->execution_space,force->pair->datamask_modify);
   }
-  else if (force->pair) force->pair->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag);
+  else if (force->pair) force->pair->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag,0);
   update->setupflag = 0;
 
   lmp->kokkos->auto_sync = 0;
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/min_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/min_kokkos.cpp
index fca7a16e62..4bd983221b 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/min_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/min_kokkos.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void MinKokkos::setup(int flag)
     force->pair->compute(eflag,vflag);
     atomKK->modified(force->pair->execution_space,force->pair->datamask_modify);
   }
-  else if (force->pair) force->pair->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag);
+  else if (force->pair) force->pair->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag,0);
 
   if (atom->molecular != Atom::ATOMIC) {
     if (force->bond) {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void MinKokkos::setup(int flag)
       atomKK->sync(force->kspace->execution_space,force->kspace->datamask_read);
       force->kspace->compute(eflag,vflag);
       atomKK->modified(force->kspace->execution_space,force->kspace->datamask_modify);
-    } else force->kspace->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag);
+    } else force->kspace->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag,0);
   }
 
   modify->setup_pre_reverse(eflag,vflag);
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void MinKokkos::setup_minimal(int flag)
     force->pair->compute(eflag,vflag);
     atomKK->modified(force->pair->execution_space,force->pair->datamask_modify);
   }
-  else if (force->pair) force->pair->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag);
+  else if (force->pair) force->pair->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag,0);
 
   if (atom->molecular != Atom::ATOMIC) {
     if (force->bond) {
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void MinKokkos::setup_minimal(int flag)
       atomKK->sync(force->kspace->execution_space,force->kspace->datamask_read);
       force->kspace->compute(eflag,vflag);
       atomKK->modified(force->kspace->execution_space,force->kspace->datamask_modify);
-    } else force->kspace->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag);
+    } else force->kspace->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag,0);
   }
 
   modify->setup_pre_reverse(eflag,vflag);
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/third_order_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/third_order_kokkos.cpp
index 569a94a773..761165d99a 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/third_order_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/third_order_kokkos.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void ThirdOrderKokkos::setup()
     force->pair->compute(eflag,vflag);
     atomKK->modified(force->pair->execution_space,force->pair->datamask_modify);
   }
-  else if (force->pair) force->pair->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag);
+  else if (force->pair) force->pair->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag,0);
   update->setupflag = 0;
 
   lmp->kokkos->auto_sync = 0;
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/verlet_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/verlet_kokkos.cpp
index a492b5a9c9..b711d8108f 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/verlet_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/verlet_kokkos.cpp
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ void VerletKokkos::setup(int flag)
     atomKK->sync(force->pair->execution_space,force->pair->datamask_read);
     force->pair->compute(eflag,vflag);
     atomKK->modified(force->pair->execution_space,force->pair->datamask_modify);
-  }
-  else if (force->pair) force->pair->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag);
+  } else if (force->pair) force->pair->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag,0);
 
   if (atom->molecular != Atom::ATOMIC) {
     if (force->bond) {
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ void VerletKokkos::setup(int flag)
       atomKK->sync(force->kspace->execution_space,force->kspace->datamask_read);
       force->kspace->compute(eflag,vflag);
       atomKK->modified(force->kspace->execution_space,force->kspace->datamask_modify);
-    } else force->kspace->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag);
+    } else force->kspace->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag,0);
   }
 
   modify->setup_pre_reverse(eflag,vflag);
@@ -213,8 +212,7 @@ void VerletKokkos::setup_minimal(int flag)
     atomKK->sync(force->pair->execution_space,force->pair->datamask_read);
     force->pair->compute(eflag,vflag);
     atomKK->modified(force->pair->execution_space,force->pair->datamask_modify);
-  }
-  else if (force->pair) force->pair->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag);
+  } else if (force->pair) force->pair->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag,0);
 
   if (atom->molecular != Atom::ATOMIC) {
     if (force->bond) {
@@ -245,7 +243,7 @@ void VerletKokkos::setup_minimal(int flag)
       atomKK->sync(force->kspace->execution_space,force->kspace->datamask_read);
       force->kspace->compute(eflag,vflag);
       atomKK->modified(force->kspace->execution_space,force->kspace->datamask_modify);
-    } else force->kspace->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag);
+    } else force->kspace->compute_dummy(eflag,vflag,0);
   }
 
   modify->setup_pre_reverse(eflag,vflag);
diff --git a/src/kspace.cpp b/src/kspace.cpp
index 2de25d6e86..8ab7a11eda 100644
--- a/src/kspace.cpp
+++ b/src/kspace.cpp
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ void KSpace::triclinic_check()
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void KSpace::compute_dummy(int eflag, int vflag)
+void KSpace::compute_dummy(int eflag, int vflag, int alloc)
 {
-  ev_init(eflag,vflag);
+  ev_init(eflag,vflag,alloc);
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/kspace.h b/src/kspace.h
index 86e9a29bd2..0a3db05ee7 100644
--- a/src/kspace.h
+++ b/src/kspace.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class KSpace : protected Pointers {
   void triclinic_check();
   void modify_params(int, char **);
   void *extract(const char *);
-  void compute_dummy(int, int);
+  void compute_dummy(int eflag, int vflag, int alloc = 1);
 
   // triclinic
 
diff --git a/src/pair.cpp b/src/pair.cpp
index 52fea894df..896957c087 100644
--- a/src/pair.cpp
+++ b/src/pair.cpp
@@ -741,9 +741,9 @@ double Pair::mix_distance(double sig1, double sig2)
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void Pair::compute_dummy(int eflag, int vflag)
+void Pair::compute_dummy(int eflag, int vflag, int alloc)
 {
-  ev_init(eflag,vflag);
+  ev_init(eflag,vflag,alloc);
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/pair.h b/src/pair.h
index ce9e189aa5..461d0c121b 100644
--- a/src/pair.h
+++ b/src/pair.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class Pair : protected Pointers {
   void write_file(int, char **);
   void init_bitmap(double, double, int, int &, int &, int &, int &);
   virtual void modify_params(int, char **);
-  void compute_dummy(int, int);
+  void compute_dummy(int eflag, int vflag, int alloc = 1);
 
   // need to be public, so can be called by pair_style reaxc