diff --git a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/data_sharing.cu b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/data_sharing.cu
index 50b8654..b7b8002 100644
--- a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/data_sharing.cu
+++ b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/data_sharing.cu
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 #include "omptarget-nvptx.h"
+#include "target_impl.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 // Warp ID in the CUDA block
@@ -430,9 +431,10 @@
     }
   }
   // Get address from lane 0.
-  ((int *)&FrameP)[0] = __SHFL_SYNC(CurActive, ((int *)&FrameP)[0], 0);
+  int *FP = (int *)&FrameP;
+  FP[0] = __kmpc_impl_shfl_sync(CurActive, FP[0], 0);
   if (sizeof(FrameP) == 8)
-    ((int *)&FrameP)[1] = __SHFL_SYNC(CurActive, ((int *)&FrameP)[1], 0);
+    FP[1] = __kmpc_impl_shfl_sync(CurActive, FP[1], 0);
 
   return FrameP;
 }
diff --git a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/loop.cu b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/loop.cu
index ff9fac3..4f24ada 100644
--- a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/loop.cu
+++ b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/loop.cu
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@
   INLINE static int64_t Shuffle(unsigned active, int64_t val, int leader) {
     int lo, hi;
     __kmpc_impl_unpack(val, lo, hi);
-    hi = __SHFL_SYNC(active, hi, leader);
-    lo = __SHFL_SYNC(active, lo, leader);
+    hi = __kmpc_impl_shfl_sync(active, hi, leader);
+    lo = __kmpc_impl_shfl_sync(active, lo, leader);
     return __kmpc_impl_pack(lo, hi);
   }
 
diff --git a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/omptarget-nvptx.h b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/omptarget-nvptx.h
index a5e4a71..9fcd1a9 100644
--- a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/omptarget-nvptx.h
+++ b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/omptarget-nvptx.h
@@ -51,13 +51,11 @@
 #ifndef CUDA_VERSION
 #error CUDA_VERSION macro is undefined, something wrong with cuda.
 #elif CUDA_VERSION >= 9000
-#define __SHFL_SYNC(mask, var, srcLane) __shfl_sync((mask), (var), (srcLane))
 #define __SHFL_DOWN_SYNC(mask, var, delta, width)                              \
   __shfl_down_sync((mask), (var), (delta), (width))
 #define __ACTIVEMASK() __activemask()
 #define __SYNCWARP(Mask) __syncwarp(Mask)
 #else
-#define __SHFL_SYNC(mask, var, srcLane) __shfl((var), (srcLane))
 #define __SHFL_DOWN_SYNC(mask, var, delta, width)                              \
   __shfl_down((var), (delta), (width))
 #define __ACTIVEMASK() __ballot(1)
diff --git a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/parallel.cu b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/parallel.cu
index 6747235..182a4f6 100644
--- a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/parallel.cu
+++ b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/parallel.cu
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #include "omptarget-nvptx.h"
+#include "target_impl.h"
 
 typedef struct ConvergentSimdJob {
   omptarget_nvptx_TaskDescr taskDescr;
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
       omptarget_nvptx_threadPrivateContext->SimdLimitForNextSimd(threadId);
   job->slimForNextSimd = SimdLimit;
 
-  int32_t SimdLimitSource = __SHFL_SYNC(Mask, SimdLimit, *LaneSource);
+  int32_t SimdLimitSource = __kmpc_impl_shfl_sync(Mask, SimdLimit, *LaneSource);
   // reset simdlimit to avoid propagating to successive #simd
   if (SimdLimitSource > 0 && threadId == sourceThreadId)
     omptarget_nvptx_threadPrivateContext->SimdLimitForNextSimd(threadId) = 0;
@@ -138,7 +139,8 @@
       omptarget_nvptx_threadPrivateContext->NumThreadsForNextParallel(threadId);
   job->tnumForNextPar = NumThreadsClause;
 
-  int32_t NumThreadsSource = __SHFL_SYNC(Mask, NumThreadsClause, *LaneSource);
+  int32_t NumThreadsSource =
+      __kmpc_impl_shfl_sync(Mask, NumThreadsClause, *LaneSource);
   // reset numthreads to avoid propagating to successive #parallel
   if (NumThreadsSource > 0 && threadId == sourceThreadId)
     omptarget_nvptx_threadPrivateContext->NumThreadsForNextParallel(threadId) =
diff --git a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/target_impl.h b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/target_impl.h
index a1b4c20..caa9fea 100644
--- a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/target_impl.h
+++ b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/target_impl.h
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@
 
 INLINE int __kmpc_impl_popc(uint32_t x) { return __popc(x); }
 
+#ifndef CUDA_VERSION
+#error CUDA_VERSION macro is undefined, something wrong with cuda.
+#endif
+
+// In Cuda 9.0, the *_sync() version takes an extra argument 'mask'.
+INLINE int32_t __kmpc_impl_shfl_sync(__kmpc_impl_lanemask_t Mask, int32_t Var,
+                                     int32_t SrcLane) {
+#if CUDA_VERSION >= 9000
+  return __shfl_sync(Mask, Var, SrcLane);
+#else
+  return __shfl(Var, SrcLane);
+#endif // CUDA_VERSION
+}
+
 INLINE void __kmpc_impl_syncwarp(int32_t Mask) { __SYNCWARP(Mask); }
 
 #endif