diff --git a/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/AlCu.eam.alloy b/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/AlCu.eam.alloy
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..c9470b2084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/AlCu.eam.alloy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../potentials/AlCu.eam.alloy
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/SiC.tersoff.zbl b/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/SiC.tersoff.zbl
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..15740788fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/SiC.tersoff.zbl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../potentials/SiC.tersoff.zbl
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/in.cascade_AlCu b/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/in.cascade_AlCu
index 26a8852f24..cdbe452aa1 100644
--- a/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/in.cascade_AlCu
+++ b/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/in.cascade_AlCu
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ region           box block -10 10 -10 10 -10 10
 create_box       2 box
 create_atoms     1 box
 
-pair_style	 eam/alloy
-pair_coeff	 * * ../../../../potentials/AlCu.eam.alloy Al Cu
+pair_style       eam/alloy
+pair_coeff       * * AlCu.eam.alloy Al Cu
 
 mass             1 26.982
 mass             2 63.546
diff --git a/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/in.cascade_SiSi b/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/in.cascade_SiSi
index 4596f51904..65cabb3890 100644
--- a/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/in.cascade_SiSi
+++ b/examples/PACKAGES/electron_stopping/in.cascade_SiSi
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ create_box       1 box
 create_atoms     1 box
 
 pair_style       tersoff/zbl
-pair_coeff       * * ../../../../potentials/SiC.tersoff.zbl Si
+pair_coeff       * * SiC.tersoff.zbl Si
 
 mass             1 28.0855