diff --git a/src/GPU/pppm_gpu.cpp b/src/GPU/pppm_gpu.cpp
index fc9318e6ef..c026dca445 100644
--- a/src/GPU/pppm_gpu.cpp
+++ b/src/GPU/pppm_gpu.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void PPPMGPU::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
     energy = energy_all;
 
     energy *= 0.5*volume;
-    energy -= g_ewald*qsqsum/1.772453851 +
+    energy -= g_ewald*qsqsum/MY_PIS +
       MY_PI2*qsum*qsum / (g_ewald*g_ewald*volume);
     energy *= qscale;
   }