diff --git a/src/USER-FEP/fix_adapt_fep.cpp b/src/USER-FEP/fix_adapt_fep.cpp
index 95294bc3cb..ffd7a6d99a 100644
--- a/src/USER-FEP/fix_adapt_fep.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-FEP/fix_adapt_fep.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ int FixAdaptFEP::setmask()
   int mask = 0;
   mask |= PRE_FORCE;
   mask |= POST_RUN;
+  mask |= PRE_FORCE_RESPA;
   return mask;
 }
 
@@ -424,10 +425,10 @@ void FixAdaptFEP::pre_force(int vflag)
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void FixAdaptFEP::pre_force_respa(int vflag, int ilevel)
+void FixAdaptFEP::pre_force_respa(int vflag, int ilevel, int)
 {
   if (ilevel < nlevels_respa-1) return;
-  setup_pre_force(vflag);
+  pre_force(vflag);
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/USER-FEP/fix_adapt_fep.h b/src/USER-FEP/fix_adapt_fep.h
index a535ba8c79..5d729b74d4 100644
--- a/src/USER-FEP/fix_adapt_fep.h
+++ b/src/USER-FEP/fix_adapt_fep.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class FixAdaptFEP : public Fix {
   void pre_force(int);
   void post_run();
   void setup_pre_force_respa(int,int);
-  void pre_force_respa(int,int);
+  void pre_force_respa(int,int,int);
 
  private:
   int nadapt,resetflag,scaleflag,afterflag;
diff --git a/src/fix_adapt.cpp b/src/fix_adapt.cpp
index 701f8d9474..f12f644de8 100644
--- a/src/fix_adapt.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_adapt.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ int FixAdapt::setmask()
   int mask = 0;
   mask |= PRE_FORCE;
   mask |= POST_RUN;
+  mask |= PRE_FORCE_RESPA;
   return mask;
 }
 
@@ -400,10 +401,10 @@ void FixAdapt::pre_force(int vflag)
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void FixAdapt::pre_force_respa(int vflag, int ilevel)
+void FixAdapt::pre_force_respa(int vflag, int ilevel, int)
 {
   if (ilevel < nlevels_respa-1) return;
-  setup_pre_force(vflag);
+  pre_force(vflag);
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/fix_adapt.h b/src/fix_adapt.h
index 4ec88ca4e1..6fcc33ad62 100644
--- a/src/fix_adapt.h
+++ b/src/fix_adapt.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class FixAdapt : public Fix {
   void pre_force(int);
   void post_run();
   void setup_pre_force_respa(int,int);
-  void pre_force_respa(int,int);
+  void pre_force_respa(int,int,int);
 
  private:
   int nadapt,resetflag,scaleflag;