diff --git a/source/lmp/pair_nnp.cpp b/source/lmp/pair_nnp.cpp
index ba3dcd3286..5a78caf40c 100644
--- a/source/lmp/pair_nnp.cpp
+++ b/source/lmp/pair_nnp.cpp
@@ -481,10 +481,10 @@ void PairNNP::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
 	nnp_inter_model_devi.compute_avg (tmp_avg_f_, all_force_);  
 	nnp_inter_model_devi.compute_std_f (std_f_, tmp_avg_f_, all_force_);
 	std_f.resize(std_f_.size());
-	for (int dd = 0; dd < std_f_.size(); ++dd) std_f[dd] = std_f_[dd];
 	if (out_rel == 1){
 	    nnp_inter_model_devi.compute_relative_std_f (std_f_, tmp_avg_f_, eps);
 	}
+	for (int dd = 0; dd < std_f_.size(); ++dd) std_f[dd] = std_f_[dd];
 #endif
 	double min = numeric_limits<double>::max(), max = 0, avg = 0;
 	ana_st(max, min, avg, std_f, nlocal);