diff --git a/src/input.cpp b/src/input.cpp
index 714b6b5a60..1345ef370e 100644
--- a/src/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input.cpp
@@ -1151,6 +1151,7 @@ void Input::package()
     modify->add_fix(2+narg,fixarg,NULL);
     modify->allow_early_fix = 0;
     delete [] fixarg;
+
   } else error->all(FLERR,"Illegal package command");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lammps.cpp b/src/lammps.cpp
index d29797b028..c845599412 100644
--- a/src/lammps.cpp
+++ b/src/lammps.cpp
@@ -467,14 +467,15 @@ void LAMMPS::create()
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-   invoke package-specific commands
-   called from LAMMPS instance constructor and after clear() command
+   invoke package-specific setup commands
+   called from LAMMPS constructor and after clear() command
    only invoke if suffix is set and enabled
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void LAMMPS::post_create()
 {
   if (suffix && suffix_enable) {
+    if (strcmp(suffix,"gpu") == 0) input->one("package gpu force/neigh 0 0 1");
     if (strcmp(suffix,"omp") == 0) input->one("package omp *");
   }
 }