diff --git a/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp b/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp
index 07b6cc09b306a4574eb1e4a65e853ab64d454b74..25e528e40ba8e6424c294b135d1d5350edca3d39 100644
--- a/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp
+++ b/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ int FixRigidSmall::dof(int tgroup)
     j = atom2body[i];
     counts[j][2]++;
     if (mask[i] & tgroupbit) {
-      if (extended && eflags[i]) counts[j][1]++;
+      if (extended && (eflags[i] & ~(POINT | DIPOLE))) counts[j][1]++;
       else counts[j][0]++;
     }
   }