diff --git a/base/comm/psb_dhalo.f90 b/base/comm/psb_dhalo.f90
index a3b23943..05e6dbcf 100644
--- a/base/comm/psb_dhalo.f90
+++ b/base/comm/psb_dhalo.f90
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ subroutine  psb_dhalov(x,desc_a,info,alpha,work,tran,mode,data)
       end if
     end if
   else
+    aliw=.true.
     allocate(iwork(liwork),stat=info)
     if(info.ne.0) then
       info=4010