diff --git a/trainer.h b/trainer.h
index 772f7e81ceec63e07c95e0dbf32b1dc41c8652ca..f22e3be7b711aa2836d8f511db7d7b0880465362 100644
--- a/trainer.h
+++ b/trainer.h
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ class MPI_Trainer: public Trainer {
       int lda2 = phi_rows2 > phi_cols2 ? phi_rows2 : phi_cols2;
 
       descinit_( descPHI,  &PHI_rows, &PHI_cols, &rnb1, &cnb1, &izero,
-          &izero, &context1, /*leading dimension*/&lda1, &info);
+          &izero, &context1, /*leading dimension*/&phi_rows1, &info);
       descinit_( descPHI2, &PHI_rows, &PHI_cols, &rnb2, &cnb2, &izero,
-          &izero, &context2, /*leading dimension*/&lda2, &info2);
+          &izero, &context2, /*leading dimension*/&phi_rows2, &info2);
 
       if(info != 0) {
         printf("Error in descinit 1a, info = %d\n", info);
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ class MPI_Trainer: public Trainer {
       }
 
       descinit_( sol,  &PHI_cols, &ione, &rnb1, &cnb1, &izero, 
-          &izero, &context1, /*leading dimension*/&phi_cols1, &info3);
+          &izero, &context1, /*leading dimension*/&phi_rows1, &info3);
       descinit_( sol2,  &PHI_cols, &ione, &rnb2, &cnb2, &izero, 
-          &izero, &context2, /*leading dimension*/&phi_cols2, &info4);
+          &izero, &context2, /*leading dimension*/&phi_rows2, &info4);
 
       if(info3 != 0) {
         printf("Error in descinit 1c, info = %d\n", info3);