diff --git a/src/mat/impls/aij/mpi/mpiaij.c b/src/mat/impls/aij/mpi/mpiaij.c
index a730f84..863bfae 100644
--- a/src/mat/impls/aij/mpi/mpiaij.c
+++ b/src/mat/impls/aij/mpi/mpiaij.c
@@ -2609,7 +2609,9 @@ PetscErrorCode MatShift_MPIAIJ(Mat Y,PetscScalar a)
   if (!Y->preallocated) {
     ierr = MatMPIAIJSetPreallocation(Y,1,NULL,0,NULL);CHKERRQ(ierr);
   } else if (!aij->nz) {
+    PetscInt nonew = aij->nonew;
     ierr = MatSeqAIJSetPreallocation(maij->A,1,NULL);CHKERRQ(ierr);
+    aij->nonew = nonew;
   }
   ierr = MatShift_Basic(Y,a);CHKERRQ(ierr);
   PetscFunctionReturn(0);
diff --git a/src/mat/impls/baij/mpi/mpibaij.c b/src/mat/impls/baij/mpi/mpibaij.c
index 1382f73..73da6fe 100644
--- a/src/mat/impls/baij/mpi/mpibaij.c
+++ b/src/mat/impls/baij/mpi/mpibaij.c
@@ -2680,7 +2680,9 @@ PetscErrorCode MatShift_MPIBAIJ(Mat Y,PetscScalar a)
   if (!Y->preallocated) {
     ierr = MatMPIBAIJSetPreallocation(Y,Y->rmap->bs,1,NULL,0,NULL);CHKERRQ(ierr);
   } else if (!aij->nz) {
+    PetscInt nonew = aij->nonew;
     ierr = MatSeqBAIJSetPreallocation(maij->A,Y->rmap->bs,1,NULL);CHKERRQ(ierr);
+    aij->nonew = nonew;
   }
   ierr = MatShift_Basic(Y,a);CHKERRQ(ierr);
   PetscFunctionReturn(0);
diff --git a/src/mat/impls/sbaij/mpi/mpisbaij.c b/src/mat/impls/sbaij/mpi/mpisbaij.c
index 4d1d85e..f8e37f3 100644
--- a/src/mat/impls/sbaij/mpi/mpisbaij.c
+++ b/src/mat/impls/sbaij/mpi/mpisbaij.c
@@ -1741,7 +1741,9 @@ PetscErrorCode MatShift_MPISBAIJ(Mat Y,PetscScalar a)
   if (!Y->preallocated) {
     ierr = MatMPISBAIJSetPreallocation(Y,Y->rmap->bs,1,NULL,0,NULL);CHKERRQ(ierr);
   } else if (!aij->nz) {
+    PetscInt nonew = aij->nonew;
     ierr = MatSeqSBAIJSetPreallocation(maij->A,Y->rmap->bs,1,NULL);CHKERRQ(ierr);
+    aij->nonew = nonew;
   }
   ierr = MatShift_Basic(Y,a);CHKERRQ(ierr);
   PetscFunctionReturn(0);