diff --git a/src/my_pool_chunk.h b/src/my_pool_chunk.h
index fa0a4e2506..3a8209eb8d 100644
--- a/src/my_pool_chunk.h
+++ b/src/my_pool_chunk.h
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ namespace LAMMPS_NS {
 
 template <class T> class MyPoolChunk {
  public:
-  int ndatum;    // total # of stored datums
-  int nchunk;    // total # of stored chunks
+  bigint ndatum;    // total # of stored datums
+  int nchunk;       // total # of stored chunks
 
   MyPoolChunk(int user_minchunk = 1, int user_maxchunk = 1, int user_nbin = 1,
               int user_chunkperpage = 1024, int user_pagedelta = 1);