diff --git a/src/ddscf/localize.F b/src/ddscf/localize.F
index 2bb1a8b41c..39ce25ccb9 100644
--- a/src/ddscf/localize.F
+++ b/src/ddscf/localize.F
@@ -564,8 +564,8 @@ c
                      end do
                   end if
                end if
-               call ga_sync
             end do
+            call ga_sync
          end do
       end do
 c