diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/pair_pace_extrapolation_kokkos.h b/src/KOKKOS/pair_pace_extrapolation_kokkos.h
index a65841f8f6..4c12e6618a 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/pair_pace_extrapolation_kokkos.h
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/pair_pace_extrapolation_kokkos.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class PairPACEExtrapolationKokkos : public PairPACEExtrapolation {
   typedef Kokkos::View<complex****, DeviceType> t_ace_4c;
   typedef Kokkos::View<complex***[3], DeviceType> t_ace_4c3;
 
-  typedef Kokkos::View<double*>::HostMirror th_ace_1d;
+  typedef typename Kokkos::View<double*, DeviceType>::HostMirror th_ace_1d;
 
   t_ace_3d A_rank1;
   t_ace_4c A;
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/pair_pace_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/pair_pace_kokkos.cpp
index 6f1e3feaf8..55d0081110 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/pair_pace_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/pair_pace_kokkos.cpp
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ void PairPACEKokkos<DeviceType>::compute(int eflag_in, int vflag_in)
     Kokkos::deep_copy(A, 0.0);
     Kokkos::deep_copy(A_rank1, 0.0);
     Kokkos::deep_copy(rhos, 0.0);
+    Kokkos::deep_copy(rho_core, 0.0);
 
     EV_FLOAT ev_tmp;