diff --git a/examples/plugins/morse2plugin.cpp b/examples/plugins/morse2plugin.cpp
index cfb6689cae..286aa30c35 100644
--- a/examples/plugins/morse2plugin.cpp
+++ b/examples/plugins/morse2plugin.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 #include "lammpsplugin.h"
 
-#include "lammps.h"
 #include "version.h"
 
 #include <cstring>
@@ -21,12 +20,12 @@ static Pair *morse2ompcreator(LAMMPS *lmp)
     return new PairMorse2OMP(lmp);
 }
 
-static lammpsplugin_t plugin;
 extern "C" void lammpsplugin_init(void *lmp, void *handle, void *regfunc)
 {
-  // register plain morse2 pair style
+  lammpsplugin_t plugin;
   lammpsplugin_regfunc register_plugin = (lammpsplugin_regfunc) regfunc;
-  memset(&plugin,0,sizeof(lammpsplugin_t));
+
+  // register plain morse2 pair style
   plugin.version = LAMMPS_VERSION;
   plugin.style   = "pair";
   plugin.name    = "morse2";
@@ -34,11 +33,11 @@ extern "C" void lammpsplugin_init(void *lmp, void *handle, void *regfunc)
   plugin.author  = "Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey@gmail.com)";
   plugin.creator = (lammpsplugin_factory *) &morse2creator;
   plugin.handle  = handle;
-  register_plugin(&plugin,lmp);
+  (*register_plugin)(&plugin,lmp);
 
   // also register morse2/omp pair style. only need to update changed fields
   plugin.name    = "morse2/omp";
   plugin.info    = "Morse2 variant pair style for OpenMP v1.0";
   plugin.creator = (lammpsplugin_factory *) &morse2ompcreator;
-  register_plugin(&plugin,lmp);
+  (*register_plugin)(&plugin,lmp);
 }