diff --git a/examples/prd/in.prd b/examples/prd/in.prd
index ea5220ab445516e6128f128fe9cbb007be2a4281..be3454bcb969ab0fb74f7a70a4ef43cb08ad35dc 100644
--- a/examples/prd/in.prd
+++ b/examples/prd/in.prd
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ run             100
 
 # only output atoms near vacancy
 
-compute coord all coord/atom $r
+compute coord all coord/atom cutoff $r
 
 #dump events all custom 1 dump.prd id type x y z
 #dump_modify events thresh c_coord != 4
diff --git a/examples/tad/in.tad b/examples/tad/in.tad
index da3d2175aa26def703b7c03f795d503a3f325cc8..687e1dde0cb260ab06c401cc96e76c57e801e8d5 100644
--- a/examples/tad/in.tad
+++ b/examples/tad/in.tad
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ velocity all zero linear
 
 # only output atoms near vacancy
 
-compute coord all coord/atom $r
+compute coord all coord/atom cutoff $r
 
 #dump events all custom 1 dump.prd id type x y z
 #dump_modify events thresh c_coord != 4