diff --git a/src/MANYBODY/pair_meam_spline.cpp b/src/MANYBODY/pair_meam_spline.cpp
index 7d38ee446e..033cce51b0 100644
--- a/src/MANYBODY/pair_meam_spline.cpp
+++ b/src/MANYBODY/pair_meam_spline.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ PairMEAMSpline::PairMEAMSpline(LAMMPS *lmp) : Pair(lmp)
   single_enable = 0;
   restartinfo = 0;
   one_coeff = 1;
+  manybody_flag = 1;
+  centroidstressflag = CENTROID_NOTAVAIL;
 
   Uprime_values = nullptr;
   nmax = 0;