diff --git a/src/KSPACE/pppm_dipole.cpp b/src/KSPACE/pppm_dipole.cpp
index 278d3b1f9d..21a777dd75 100644
--- a/src/KSPACE/pppm_dipole.cpp
+++ b/src/KSPACE/pppm_dipole.cpp
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ void PPPMDipole::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
 
   if (vflag_atom)
     error->all(FLERR,"Cannot (yet) compute per-atom virial "
-                       "with kspace style pppm/dipole"
+                       "with kspace style pppm/dipole");
 
   if (evflag_atom && !peratom_allocate_flag) {
     allocate_peratom();
diff --git a/src/KSPACE/pppm_dipole_spin.cpp b/src/KSPACE/pppm_dipole_spin.cpp
index caa9ba47ab..cee879422c 100644
--- a/src/KSPACE/pppm_dipole_spin.cpp
+++ b/src/KSPACE/pppm_dipole_spin.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void PPPMDipoleSpin::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
 
   if (vflag_atom)
     error->all(FLERR,"Cannot (yet) compute per-atom virial "
-                       "with kspace style pppm/dipole/spin"
+                       "with kspace style pppm/dipole/spin");
 
   if (evflag_atom && !peratom_allocate_flag) {
     allocate_peratom();