diff --git a/grudge/execution.py b/grudge/execution.py
index 1c25739d1964863fbda151851607aab6a746f09b..88c0d31820a5b35575323c2e492f47df3f64d87d 100644
--- a/grudge/execution.py
+++ b/grudge/execution.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ from grudge.function_registry import base_function_registry
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-from loopy.version import LOOPY_USE_LANGUAGE_VERSION_2018_1  # noqa: F401
+from loopy.version import LOOPY_USE_LANGUAGE_VERSION_2018_2  # noqa: F401
 
 
 MPI_TAG_SEND_TAGS = 1729
diff --git a/grudge/symbolic/compiler.py b/grudge/symbolic/compiler.py
index 9ff67b5c7791045f14a80028bfe314805c8a48a5..b5698c0e750511131180ce60f6177d27a3801998 100644
--- a/grudge/symbolic/compiler.py
+++ b/grudge/symbolic/compiler.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import grudge.symbolic.mappers as mappers
 from pymbolic.primitives import Variable, Subscript
 from six.moves import intern
 
-from loopy.version import LOOPY_USE_LANGUAGE_VERSION_2018_1  # noqa: F401
+from loopy.version import LOOPY_USE_LANGUAGE_VERSION_2018_2  # noqa: F401
 
 
 # {{{ instructions