diff --git a/input.cc b/input.cc
index 9d15b5be0..98f60ca48 100644
--- a/input.cc
+++ b/input.cc
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ void add_transitions_to_unsorted_linelist(const int element, const int ion, cons
 
       MPI_Win_shared_query(win_alltransblock, 0, &size, &disp_unit, &globals::alltransitions);
 #else
-      alltransblock = static_cast<LevelTransition *>(malloc(totupdowntrans * sizeof(LevelTransition)));
+      globals::alltransitions = static_cast<LevelTransition *>(malloc(totupdowntrans * sizeof(LevelTransition)));
 #endif
 
       for (int level = 0; level < nlevelsmax; level++) {