diff --git a/src/MANYBODY/pair_eam.cpp b/src/MANYBODY/pair_eam.cpp
index db03027711..7245fb1df1 100644
--- a/src/MANYBODY/pair_eam.cpp
+++ b/src/MANYBODY/pair_eam.cpp
@@ -817,7 +817,8 @@ void PairEAM::single_embed(int i, int itype, double &phi)
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-int PairEAM::pack_comm(int n, int *list, double *buf, int *pbc_flags)
+int PairEAM::pack_comm(int n, int *list, double *buf,
+		       int pbc_flag, double *pack_dist)
 {
   int i,j,m;
 
diff --git a/src/MANYBODY/pair_eam.h b/src/MANYBODY/pair_eam.h
index b795677b10..865b751b3e 100644
--- a/src/MANYBODY/pair_eam.h
+++ b/src/MANYBODY/pair_eam.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class PairEAM : public Pair {
 
   void single_embed(int, int, double &);
 
-  int pack_comm(int, int *, double *, int *);
+  int pack_comm(int, int *, double *, int, double *);
   void unpack_comm(int, int, double *);
   int pack_reverse_comm(int, int, double *);
   void unpack_reverse_comm(int, int *, double *);