diff --git a/Source/Particles/PhysicalParticleContainer.cpp b/Source/Particles/PhysicalParticleContainer.cpp
index 9b87c99177c..17381c7be67 100644
--- a/Source/Particles/PhysicalParticleContainer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Particles/PhysicalParticleContainer.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ namespace
         if (has_breit_wheeler) {p_optical_depth_BW[ip] = 0._rt;}
 #endif
 
-        idcpu[ip] = uint64_t(-1);
+        amrex::ParticleIDWrapper{idcpu[ip]} = uint64_t(-1);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Particles/Resampling/LevelingThinning.cpp b/Source/Particles/Resampling/LevelingThinning.cpp
index 847ae5e22bf..40f75c76eab 100644
--- a/Source/Particles/Resampling/LevelingThinning.cpp
+++ b/Source/Particles/Resampling/LevelingThinning.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void LevelingThinning::operator() (WarpXParIter& pti, const int lev,
                 // Remove particle with probability 1 - particle_weight/level_weight
                 if (random_number > w[indices[i]]/level_weight)
                 {
-                    idcpu[indices[i]] = -1;
+                    amrex::ParticleIDWrapper{idcpu[indices[i]]} = -1;
                 }
                 // Set particle weight to level weight otherwise
                 else