diff --git a/src/AMOEBA/amoeba_utils.cpp b/src/AMOEBA/amoeba_utils.cpp
index b1be3ef30b..c52b8bbcac 100644
--- a/src/AMOEBA/amoeba_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/AMOEBA/amoeba_utils.cpp
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ void PairAmoeba::add_onefive_neighbors()
   int i,j,k,ii,jj,which,inum,jnum,n15;
   tagint jtag;
   int *ilist,*jlist,*numneigh,**firstneigh;
-  int *list15;
+  tagint *list15;
 
   // test for overflow of reduced allowed size of neighbor list