diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/dynamical_matrix_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/dynamical_matrix_kokkos.cpp
index c72e113033..4068912da9 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/dynamical_matrix_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/dynamical_matrix_kokkos.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//
 // clang-format off
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    LAMMPS - Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ void DynamicalMatrixKokkos::setup()
   if (triclinic) domain->x2lamda(atom->nlocal);
   domain->pbc();
   domain->reset_box();
+  comm->setup();
   if (neighbor->style) neighbor->setup_bins();
   comm->exchange();
   comm->borders();
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/third_order_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/third_order_kokkos.cpp
index 9a5a5ba7f6..0ceea63fe2 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/third_order_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/third_order_kokkos.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//
 // clang-format off
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    LAMMPS - Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ void ThirdOrderKokkos::setup()
   if (triclinic) domain->x2lamda(atom->nlocal);
   domain->pbc();
   domain->reset_box();
+  comm->setup();
   if (neighbor->style) neighbor->setup_bins();
   comm->exchange();
   comm->borders();