diff --git a/src/arkode/arkode_sprkstep.c b/src/arkode/arkode_sprkstep.c
index 0a96f44ad0..ae544d9c7b 100644
--- a/src/arkode/arkode_sprkstep.c
+++ b/src/arkode/arkode_sprkstep.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int SPRKStepReInit(void* arkode_mem, ARKRhsFn f1, ARKRhsFn f2, sunrealtype t0,
   step_mem->istage = 0;
 
   /* Zero yerr for compensated summation */
-  N_VConst(ZERO, step_mem->yerr);
+  if (ark_mem->use_compensated_sums) { N_VConst(ZERO, step_mem->yerr); }
 
   return (ARK_SUCCESS);
 }
@@ -309,7 +309,10 @@ int sprkStep_Reset(ARKodeMem ark_mem, SUNDIALS_MAYBE_UNUSED sunrealtype tR,
   retval = sprkStep_AccessStepMem(ark_mem, __func__, &step_mem);
   if (retval != ARK_SUCCESS) { return (retval); }
 
-  N_VConst(SUN_RCONST(0.0), step_mem->yerr);
+  if (ark_mem->use_compensated_sums)
+  {
+    N_VConst(SUN_RCONST(0.0), step_mem->yerr);
+  }
   return (ARK_SUCCESS);
 }