diff --git a/loopy/target/pyopencl.py b/loopy/target/pyopencl.py
index 8f371085e0f1655651397c16873f10a95a799f79..f24b115fd5a35af94e4a6d437550bccf86b5bee0 100644
--- a/loopy/target/pyopencl.py
+++ b/loopy/target/pyopencl.py
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ class PyOpenCLTarget(OpenCLTarget):
                         % dev_id)
 
     def preprocess(self, kernel):
+        if self.device is not None:
+            kernel = adjust_local_temp_var_storage(kernel, self.device)
         return kernel
 
     def pre_codegen_check(self, kernel):