diff --git a/parcsr_ls/ads.c b/parcsr_ls/ads.c
index aa0a72023..42e2ab1c1 100644
--- a/parcsr_ls/ads.c
+++ b/parcsr_ls/ads.c
@@ -973,12 +973,16 @@ HYPRE_Int hypre_ADSSetup(void *solver,
       /* Construct the coarse space matrix by RAP */
       if (!ads_data -> A_C)
       {
+         HYPRE_Int C_owned_col_starts;
+
          if (!hypre_ParCSRMatrixCommPkg(ads_data -> C))
             hypre_MatvecCommPkgCreate(ads_data -> C);
 
          if (!hypre_ParCSRMatrixCommPkg(ads_data -> A))
             hypre_MatvecCommPkgCreate(ads_data -> A);
 
+         C_owned_col_starts = hypre_ParCSRMatrixOwnsColStarts(ads_data -> C);
+
          hypre_BoomerAMGBuildCoarseOperator(ads_data -> C,
                                             ads_data -> A,
                                             ads_data -> C,
@@ -988,7 +992,7 @@ HYPRE_Int hypre_ADSSetup(void *solver,
             in part of the domain). */
          hypre_ParCSRMatrixFixZeroRows(ads_data -> A_C);
 
-         hypre_ParCSRMatrixOwnsColStarts(ads_data -> C) = 1;
+         hypre_ParCSRMatrixOwnsColStarts(ads_data -> C) = C_owned_col_starts;
          hypre_ParCSRMatrixOwnsRowStarts(ads_data -> A_C) = 0;
       }
 
diff --git a/parcsr_ls/ams.c b/parcsr_ls/ams.c
index fb8748695..f9c6f3967 100644
--- a/parcsr_ls/ams.c
+++ b/parcsr_ls/ams.c
@@ -2198,12 +2198,16 @@ HYPRE_Int hypre_AMSSetup(void *solver,
       /* If not given, construct the coarse space matrix by RAP */
       if (!ams_data -> A_G)
       {
+         HYPRE_Int G_owned_col_starts;
+
          if (!hypre_ParCSRMatrixCommPkg(ams_data -> G))
             hypre_MatvecCommPkgCreate(ams_data -> G);
 
          if (!hypre_ParCSRMatrixCommPkg(ams_data -> A))
             hypre_MatvecCommPkgCreate(ams_data -> A);
 
+         G_owned_col_starts = hypre_ParCSRMatrixOwnsColStarts(ams_data -> G);
+
          hypre_BoomerAMGBuildCoarseOperator(ams_data -> G,
                                             ams_data -> A,
                                             ams_data -> G,
@@ -2213,7 +2217,7 @@ HYPRE_Int hypre_AMSSetup(void *solver,
             if beta is zero in part of the domain). */
          hypre_ParCSRMatrixFixZeroRows(ams_data -> A_G);
 
-         hypre_ParCSRMatrixOwnsColStarts(ams_data -> G) = 1;
+         hypre_ParCSRMatrixOwnsColStarts(ams_data -> G) = G_owned_col_starts;
          hypre_ParCSRMatrixOwnsRowStarts(ams_data -> A_G) = 0;
 
          ams_data -> owns_A_G = 1;