diff --git a/loopy/options.py b/loopy/options.py
index b4af23c7ce1dae016690a148a0b6d071c3cdbc94..5db1be64624c027a6579f28c99db1bb4e78e3bc3 100644
--- a/loopy/options.py
+++ b/loopy/options.py
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ class Options(Record):
         Like :attr:`trace_assignments`, but also trace the
         assigned values.
 
+    .. attribute:: ignore_boostable_into
+
+        Ignore the boostable_into field of the kernel, when
+        determining whether an iname duplication is necessary
+        for the kernel to be schedulable.
+
     .. rubric:: Invocation-related options
 
     .. attribute:: skip_arg_checks
@@ -132,6 +138,7 @@ class Options(Record):
             annotate_inames=False,
             trace_assignments=False,
             trace_assignment_values=False,
+            ignore_boostable_into=False,
 
             skip_arg_checks=False, no_numpy=False, return_dict=False,
             write_wrapper=False, highlight_wrapper=False,
@@ -155,6 +162,7 @@ class Options(Record):
                 annotate_inames=annotate_inames,
                 trace_assignments=trace_assignments,
                 trace_assignment_values=trace_assignment_values,
+                ignore_boostable_into=ignore_boostable_into,
 
                 skip_arg_checks=skip_arg_checks, no_numpy=no_numpy,
                 return_dict=return_dict,
diff --git a/loopy/schedule/__init__.py b/loopy/schedule/__init__.py
index 04882334f7c5ce9337a690277b16e258eac5327b..6faa78dcaea148ed7c99d5f2434a3d7a0818785c 100644
--- a/loopy/schedule/__init__.py
+++ b/loopy/schedule/__init__.py
@@ -1469,11 +1469,14 @@ def generate_loop_schedules(kernel, debug_args={}):
 
             uses_of_boostability=[])
 
-    generators = [
-            generate_loop_schedules_internal(sched_state,
-                debug=debug, allow_boost=None),
-            generate_loop_schedules_internal(sched_state,
-                debug=debug)]
+    generators = []
+
+    if not kernel.options.ignore_boostable_into:
+       generators.append(generate_loop_schedules_internal(sched_state,
+                             debug=debug, allow_boost=None))
+
+    generators.append(generate_loop_schedules_internal(sched_state,
+                          debug=debug))
 
     def print_longest_dead_end():
         if debug.interactive:
diff --git a/loopy/transform/iname.py b/loopy/transform/iname.py
index 1914b8d677af4cd0a5683d90ff5ac1168a660063..46d375cce2de39267b56175874bac596c00c7427 100644
--- a/loopy/transform/iname.py
+++ b/loopy/transform/iname.py
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ def get_iname_duplication_options(knl, use_boostable_into=False):
 
         # If we find a duplication option and fo not use boostable_into
         # information, we restart this generator with use_boostable_into=True
-        if not use_boostable_into:
+        if not use_boostable_into and not knl.options.ignore_boostable_into:
             for option in get_iname_duplication_options(knl, True):
                 yield option