diff --git a/src/USER-INTEL/improper_cvff_intel.cpp b/src/USER-INTEL/improper_cvff_intel.cpp
index 6c0735a755..0fb02420b9 100644
--- a/src/USER-INTEL/improper_cvff_intel.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-INTEL/improper_cvff_intel.cpp
@@ -364,10 +364,8 @@ void ImproperCvffIntel::eval(const int vflag,
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void ImproperCvffIntel::init()
+void ImproperCvffIntel::init_style()
 {
-  ImproperCvff::init();
-
   int ifix = modify->find_fix("package_intel");
   if (ifix < 0)
     error->all(FLERR,
diff --git a/src/USER-INTEL/improper_cvff_intel.h b/src/USER-INTEL/improper_cvff_intel.h
index 154bb5bd18..95ccd8f9d2 100644
--- a/src/USER-INTEL/improper_cvff_intel.h
+++ b/src/USER-INTEL/improper_cvff_intel.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ImproperCvffIntel : public ImproperCvff {
   ImproperCvffIntel(class LAMMPS *);
   virtual ~ImproperCvffIntel();
   virtual void compute(int, int);
-  virtual void init();
+  virtual void init_style();
 
  protected:
   FixIntel *fix;
diff --git a/src/USER-INTEL/improper_harmonic_intel.cpp b/src/USER-INTEL/improper_harmonic_intel.cpp
index 7693793f02..071ff548ea 100644
--- a/src/USER-INTEL/improper_harmonic_intel.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-INTEL/improper_harmonic_intel.cpp
@@ -325,10 +325,8 @@ void ImproperHarmonicIntel::eval(const int vflag,
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void ImproperHarmonicIntel::init()
+void ImproperHarmonicIntel::init_style()
 {
-  ImproperHarmonic::init();
-
   int ifix = modify->find_fix("package_intel");
   if (ifix < 0)
     error->all(FLERR,
diff --git a/src/USER-INTEL/improper_harmonic_intel.h b/src/USER-INTEL/improper_harmonic_intel.h
index d5b0e4ee0f..4e38383863 100644
--- a/src/USER-INTEL/improper_harmonic_intel.h
+++ b/src/USER-INTEL/improper_harmonic_intel.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ImproperHarmonicIntel : public ImproperHarmonic {
   ImproperHarmonicIntel(class LAMMPS *);
   virtual ~ImproperHarmonicIntel();
   virtual void compute(int, int);
-  virtual void init();
+  virtual void init_style();
 
  protected:
   FixIntel *fix;
diff --git a/src/improper.cpp b/src/improper.cpp
index 3b5453de59..0b75ea3a22 100644
--- a/src/improper.cpp
+++ b/src/improper.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ void Improper::init()
     error->all(FLERR,"Improper coeffs are not set");
   for (int i = 1; i <= atom->nimpropertypes; i++)
     if (setflag[i] == 0) error->all(FLERR,"All improper coeffs are not set");
+
+  init_style();
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/improper.h b/src/improper.h
index 5e0b525b6d..e029233ae9 100644
--- a/src/improper.h
+++ b/src/improper.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Improper : protected Pointers {
   Improper(class LAMMPS *);
   virtual ~Improper();
   virtual void init();
+  virtual void init_style() {}
   virtual void compute(int, int) = 0;
   virtual void settings(int, char **) {}
   virtual void coeff(int, char **) = 0;
diff --git a/src/improper_hybrid.cpp b/src/improper_hybrid.cpp
index ebb6c1a7fb..d819365b74 100644
--- a/src/improper_hybrid.cpp
+++ b/src/improper_hybrid.cpp
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ void ImproperHybrid::allocate()
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void ImproperHybrid::init()
+void ImproperHybrid::init_style()
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < nstyles; i++)
-      styles[i]->init();
+      styles[i]->init_style();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/improper_hybrid.h b/src/improper_hybrid.h
index 1f0bf7438b..dbba347cf9 100644
--- a/src/improper_hybrid.h
+++ b/src/improper_hybrid.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ImproperHybrid : public Improper {
 
   ImproperHybrid(class LAMMPS *);
   ~ImproperHybrid();
-  void init();
+  void init_style();
   void compute(int, int);
   void settings(int, char **);
   void coeff(int, char **);