diff --git a/src/neigh_request.cpp b/src/neigh_request.cpp
index 4a3eb14933..6354af4d36 100644
--- a/src/neigh_request.cpp
+++ b/src/neigh_request.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ int NeighRequest::identical(NeighRequest *other)
   if (ghost != other->ghost) same = 0;
   if (omp != other->omp) same = 0;
   if (intel != other->intel) same = 0;
+  if (kokkos_host != other->kokkos_host) same = 0;
+  if (kokkos_device != other->kokkos_device) same = 0;
   if (ssa != other->ssa) same = 0;
 
   if (copy != other->copy_original) same = 0;