diff --git a/src/pair.cpp b/src/pair.cpp
index a5e6d13451..66c41071be 100644
--- a/src/pair.cpp
+++ b/src/pair.cpp
@@ -198,9 +198,11 @@ void Pair::init()
   if (tail_flag && domain->nonperiodic && comm->me == 0)
     error->warning(FLERR,"Using pair tail corrections with nonperiodic system");
   if (!compute_flag && tail_flag)
-    error->warning(FLERR,"Using pair tail corrections with pair_modify compute no");
+    error->warning(FLERR,"Using pair tail corrections with "
+                   "pair_modify compute no");
   if (!compute_flag && offset_flag)
-    error->warning(FLERR,"Using pair potential shift with pair_modify compute no");
+    error->warning(FLERR,"Using pair potential shift with "
+                   "pair_modify compute no");
 
   // for manybody potentials
   // check if bonded exclusions could invalidate the neighbor list