diff --git a/src_parallel/readreleases.f90 b/src_parallel/readreleases.f90
index a62ef110ceb84451260672a0b912c10e839a6474..6a23c1b2164437f26f64d5f73b41a364e13115f6 100755
--- a/src_parallel/readreleases.f90
+++ b/src_parallel/readreleases.f90
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ subroutine readreleases
   integer :: numpoints, parts, readerror
   integer*2 :: zkind
   integer :: idate1, itime1, idate2, itime2
-  real :: lon1,lon2,lat1,lat2,z1,z2,mass(nspec)
+  real :: lon1,lon2,lat1,lat2,z1,z2 !,mass(nspec)
+  real :: mass(45)
   character*40 :: comment
 
   ! declare namelists