diff --git a/src/pair_buck_coul_cut.cpp b/src/pair_buck_coul_cut.cpp
index 9bcec376ea..53c328a6f9 100644
--- a/src/pair_buck_coul_cut.cpp
+++ b/src/pair_buck_coul_cut.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void PairBuckCoulCut::coeff(int narg, char **arg)
 void PairBuckCoulCut::init_style()
 {
   if (!atom->q_flag)
-    error->all("Pair style buck/coul/cut requires atom attribute q");
+    error->all("Pair style buck/coul requires atom attribute q");
 
   int irequest = neighbor->request(this);
 }
diff --git a/src/pair_buck_coul_cut.h b/src/pair_buck_coul_cut.h
index 5f137e688b..58d1f7068a 100644
--- a/src/pair_buck_coul_cut.h
+++ b/src/pair_buck_coul_cut.h
@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@ namespace LAMMPS_NS {
 class PairBuckCoulCut : public Pair {
  public:
   PairBuckCoulCut(class LAMMPS *);
-  ~PairBuckCoulCut();
-  void compute(int, int);
-  void settings(int, char **);
+  virtual ~PairBuckCoulCut();
+  virtual void compute(int, int);
+  virtual void settings(int, char **);
   void coeff(int, char **);
-  void init_style();
+  virtual void init_style();
   double init_one(int, int);
   void write_restart(FILE *);
   void read_restart(FILE *);
-  void write_restart_settings(FILE *);
-  void read_restart_settings(FILE *);
-  double single(int, int, int, int, double, double, double, double &);
+  virtual void write_restart_settings(FILE *);
+  virtual void read_restart_settings(FILE *);
+  virtual double single(int, int, int, int, double, double, double, double &);
 
- private:
+ protected:
   double cut_lj_global,cut_coul_global;
   double **cut_lj,**cut_ljsq;
   double **cut_coul,**cut_coulsq;