diff --git a/src/neigh_list.cpp b/src/neigh_list.cpp
index 1a65dd2981..9be7c33a81 100644
--- a/src/neigh_list.cpp
+++ b/src/neigh_list.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ NeighList::NeighList(LAMMPS *lmp) :
   listcopy = NULL;
   listskip = NULL;
 
-  maxstencil = 0;
+  maxstencil = ghostflag = 0;
   stencil = NULL;
   stencilxyz = NULL;
 
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ void NeighList::grow(int nmax)
   memory->create(numneigh,maxatoms,"neighlist:numneigh");
   firstneigh = (int **) memory->smalloc(maxatoms*sizeof(int *),
                                         "neighlist:firstneigh");
-
   if (dnum)
     firstdouble = (double **) memory->smalloc(maxatoms*sizeof(double *),
                                               "neighlist:firstdouble");