diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/atom_vec_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/atom_vec_kokkos.cpp
index 6286dae0f9..cc02f1e617 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/atom_vec_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/atom_vec_kokkos.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ AtomVecKokkos::AtomVecKokkos(LAMMPS *lmp) : AtomVec(lmp)
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+AtomVecKokkos::~AtomVecKokkos()
+{
+  // Kokkos already deallocated host memory
+
+  ngrow = 0;
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 template<class DeviceType,int PBC_FLAG,int TRICLINIC>
 struct AtomVecKokkos_PackComm {
   typedef DeviceType device_type;
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/atom_vec_kokkos.h b/src/KOKKOS/atom_vec_kokkos.h
index a332024a7d..3d6f667bfb 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/atom_vec_kokkos.h
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/atom_vec_kokkos.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ union d_ubuf {
 class AtomVecKokkos : virtual public AtomVec {
  public:
   AtomVecKokkos(class LAMMPS *);
+  ~AtomVecKokkos();
 
   virtual void sync(ExecutionSpace space, unsigned int mask) = 0;
   virtual void modified(ExecutionSpace space, unsigned int mask) = 0;