diff --git a/src/mmg3d/chkmsh_3d.c b/src/mmg3d/chkmsh_3d.c
index 9e0ae96ad..0e00d3c4a 100644
--- a/src/mmg3d/chkmsh_3d.c
+++ b/src/mmg3d/chkmsh_3d.c
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ void MMG3D_chkmeshedgestags(MMG5_pMesh mesh) {
   /* Travel mesh edges and hash boundary ones */
   MMG5_hNew(mesh,&hash,nt,3*nt);
 
+  uint16_t ignored_tag = (~MG_PARBDYBDY) & (~MG_OLDPARBDY);
+
   for (k=1; k<=mesh->ne; k++) {
     pt = &mesh->tetra[k];
     if ( !MG_EOK(pt) )  continue;
@@ -241,10 +243,11 @@ void MMG3D_chkmeshedgestags(MMG5_pMesh mesh) {
 
         if ( !ier ) {
            /* First time we meet the edge: store the its tag from the current
-            * tetra in the hash table. Ignore OLDPARBDY tag because it is not
-            * consistent through meshes inside ParMmg and forbid the use of the
-            * current function to check tag consistency if not ignored. */
-          int ier2 = MMG5_hEdge ( mesh,&hash,ip1,ip2,0,(pxt->tag[i] & ~MG_OLDPARBDY));
+            * tetra in the hash table. Ignore OLDPARBDY and PARBDYBDY tags
+            * because they are not consistent through meshes inside ParMmg and
+            * forbid the use of the current function to check tag consistency if
+            * not ignored. */
+          int ier2 = MMG5_hEdge ( mesh,&hash,ip1,ip2,0,(pxt->tag[i] & ignored_tag));
           if ( !ier2 ) {
             /* Realloc error */
             fprintf(stderr,"Error: %s: %d: Unable to add to hash table the edge "
@@ -255,11 +258,11 @@ void MMG3D_chkmeshedgestags(MMG5_pMesh mesh) {
         }
         else {
           /* Edge tag has been stored from another tet: check consistency.
-             Ignore OLDPARBDY tag because it is not
-            * consistent through meshes inside ParMmg and forbid the use of the
-            * current function to check tag consistency if not ignored.
+             Ignore OLDPARBDY and PARBDYBDY tags because they are not *
+             consistent through meshes inside ParMmg and forbid the use of the *
+             current function to check tag consistency if not ignored.
             */
-          if ( tag != (pxt->tag[i] & ~MG_OLDPARBDY) ) {
+          if ( tag != (pxt->tag[i] & ignored_tag) ) {
             fprintf(stderr,"Error: %s: %d: Non consistency at tet %" MMG5_PRId
                     " (%" MMG5_PRId "), edge %d:%" MMG5_PRId "--%" MMG5_PRId "\n ",
                   __func__,__LINE__,k,MMG3D_indElt(mesh,k),i,ip1,ip2);