diff --git a/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_charmm_coul_pppm_omp.cpp b/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_charmm_coul_pppm_omp.cpp
index b5878dfe3d..88d9e11315 100644
--- a/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_charmm_coul_pppm_omp.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_charmm_coul_pppm_omp.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 PairLJCharmmCoulPPPMOMP::PairLJCharmmCoulPPPMOMP(LAMMPS *lmp) :
   PairLJCharmmCoulLong(lmp), ThrOMP(lmp, THR_PAIR|THR_PROXY)
 {
+  proxyflag = 1;
   suffix_flag |= Suffix::OMP;
   respa_enable = 0;
   nproxy=1;
@@ -55,9 +56,6 @@ void PairLJCharmmCoulPPPMOMP::init_style()
   if (comm->nthreads < 2)
     error->all(FLERR,"need at least two threads per MPI task for this pair style");
 
-  if (strcmp(force->kspace_style,"pppm/proxy") != 0)
-    error->all(FLERR,"kspace style pppm/proxy is required with this pair style");
-
   kspace = static_cast<PPPMProxy *>(force->kspace);
 
   PairLJCharmmCoulLong::init_style();
diff --git a/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_class2_coul_pppm_omp.cpp b/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_class2_coul_pppm_omp.cpp
index 1b0ca0ec7d..c6cee5be17 100644
--- a/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_class2_coul_pppm_omp.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_class2_coul_pppm_omp.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 PairLJClass2CoulPPPMOMP::PairLJClass2CoulPPPMOMP(LAMMPS *lmp) :
   PairLJClass2CoulLong(lmp), ThrOMP(lmp, THR_PAIR|THR_PROXY)
 {
+  proxyflag = 1;
   suffix_flag |= Suffix::OMP;
   respa_enable = 0;
   nproxy=1;
@@ -55,9 +56,6 @@ void PairLJClass2CoulPPPMOMP::init_style()
   if (comm->nthreads < 2)
     error->all(FLERR,"need at least two threads per MPI task for this pair style");
 
-  if (strcmp(force->kspace_style,"pppm/proxy") != 0)
-    error->all(FLERR,"kspace style pppm/proxy is required with this pair style");
-
   kspace = static_cast<PPPMProxy *>(force->kspace);
 
   PairLJClass2CoulLong::init_style();
diff --git a/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_pppm_omp.cpp b/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_pppm_omp.cpp
index 093f8d0216..fdd18711b1 100644
--- a/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_pppm_omp.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_pppm_omp.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 PairLJCutCoulPPPMOMP::PairLJCutCoulPPPMOMP(LAMMPS *lmp) :
   PairLJCutCoulLong(lmp), ThrOMP(lmp, THR_PAIR|THR_PROXY)
 {
+  proxyflag = 1;
   suffix_flag |= Suffix::OMP;
   respa_enable = 0;
   nproxy=1;
@@ -55,9 +56,6 @@ void PairLJCutCoulPPPMOMP::init_style()
   if (comm->nthreads < 2)
     error->all(FLERR,"need at least two threads per MPI task for this pair style");
 
-  if (strcmp(force->kspace_style,"pppm/proxy") != 0)
-    error->all(FLERR,"kspace style pppm/proxy is required with this pair style");
-
   kspace = static_cast<PPPMProxy *>(force->kspace);
 
   PairLJCutCoulLong::init_style();
diff --git a/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_pppm_tip4p_omp.cpp b/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_pppm_tip4p_omp.cpp
index ebdd8eeab7..c674878835 100644
--- a/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_pppm_tip4p_omp.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-OMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_pppm_tip4p_omp.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 PairLJCutCoulPPPMTIP4POMP::PairLJCutCoulPPPMTIP4POMP(LAMMPS *lmp) :
   PairLJCutCoulLongTIP4P(lmp), ThrOMP(lmp, THR_PAIR|THR_PROXY)
 {
+  proxyflag = 1;
   suffix_flag |= Suffix::OMP;
   respa_enable = 0;
   nproxy=1;
@@ -62,9 +63,6 @@ void PairLJCutCoulPPPMTIP4POMP::init_style()
   if (comm->nthreads < 2)
     error->all(FLERR,"need at least two threads per MPI task for this pair style");
 
-  if (strcmp(force->kspace_style,"pppm/tip4p/proxy") != 0)
-    error->all(FLERR,"kspace style pppm/tip4p/proxy is required with this pair style");
-
   kspace = static_cast<PPPMTIP4PProxy *>(force->kspace);
 
   PairLJCutCoulLongTIP4P::init_style();