diff --git a/src/lammps.cpp b/src/lammps.cpp
index c119e429e0..780327c0d9 100644
--- a/src/lammps.cpp
+++ b/src/lammps.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
 #if (__GNUC__ > 4) || ((__GNUC__ == 4) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4))
-#pragma GCC optimize ("no-var-tracking")
+#pragma GCC optimize ("no-var-tracking-assignments")
 #endif
 #endif