diff --git a/code/src/ewStep.cpp b/code/src/ewStep.cpp
index 68251dac3db99363c6e04fee8678f0b2aa2c812f..6b11e81aa8f5fd199ef824c4eabad9dd8c193f81 100644
--- a/code/src/ewStep.cpp
+++ b/code/src/ewStep.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int ewStep( void )
   CNode& Node = *gNode;
 
   // sea floor topography (mass conservation)
-  #pragma omp parallel for default(shared) private(i,j,absH)
+  #pragma omp parallel for default(shared) private(i,j,m,absH)
   for( i=Imin; i<=Imax; i++ ) {
     for( j=Jmin; j<=Jmax; j++ ) {
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int ewStep( void )
   }
 
   // moment conservation
-  #pragma omp parallel for default(shared) private(i,j)
+  #pragma omp parallel for default(shared) private(i,j,m)
   for( i=Imin; i<=Imax; i++ ) {
     for( j=Jmin; j<=Jmax; j++ ) {
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int ewStepCor( void )
   CNode& Node = *gNode;
 
   // sea floor topography (mass conservation)
-  #pragma omp parallel for default(shared) private(i,j,absH)
+  #pragma omp parallel for default(shared) private(i,j,m,absH)
   for( i=Imin; i<=Imax; i++ ) {
     for( j=Jmin; j<=Jmax; j++ ) {
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ int ewStepCor( void )
 
   // moment conservation
   // longitudial flux update
-  #pragma omp parallel for default(shared) private(i,j,v1,v2)
+  #pragma omp parallel for default(shared) private(i,j,m,v1,v2)
   for( i=Imin; i<=Imax; i++ ) {
     for( j=Jmin; j<=Jmax; j++ ) {
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ int ewStepCor( void )
   }
 
   // lattitudial flux update
-  #pragma omp parallel for default(shared) private(i,j,v1,v2)
+  #pragma omp parallel for default(shared) private(i,j,m,v1,v2)
   for( i=Imin; i<=Imax; i++ ) {
     for( j=Jmin; j<=Jmax; j++ ) {