diff --git a/flang/lib/Lower/OpenMP/OpenMP.cpp b/flang/lib/Lower/OpenMP/OpenMP.cpp
index 591983bc7ec0de..662d0b56665f32 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Lower/OpenMP/OpenMP.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Lower/OpenMP/OpenMP.cpp
@@ -47,23 +47,23 @@ using namespace Fortran::lower::omp;
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 static bool evalHasSiblings(lower::pft::Evaluation &eval) {
+  auto checkSiblings = [&eval](const lower::pft::EvaluationList &siblings) {
+    for (auto &sibling : siblings)
+      if (&sibling != &eval && !sibling.isEndStmt())
+        return true;
+
+    return false;
+  };
+
   return eval.parent.visit(common::visitors{
       [&](const lower::pft::Program &parent) {
         return parent.getUnits().size() + parent.getCommonBlocks().size() > 1;
       },
       [&](const lower::pft::Evaluation &parent) {
-        for (auto &sibling : *parent.evaluationList)
-          if (&sibling != &eval && !sibling.isEndStmt())
-            return true;
-
-        return false;
+        return checkSiblings(*parent.evaluationList);
       },
       [&](const auto &parent) {
-        for (auto &sibling : parent.evaluationList)
-          if (&sibling != &eval && !sibling.isEndStmt())
-            return true;
-
-        return false;
+        return checkSiblings(parent.evaluationList);
       }});
 }
 
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/OpenMP/eval-outside-target.f90 b/flang/test/Lower/OpenMP/eval-outside-target.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5d4a8a104c8952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/OpenMP/eval-outside-target.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+! The "thread_limit" clause was added to the "target" construct in OpenMP 5.1.
+! RUN: %flang_fc1 -emit-hlfir -fopenmp -fopenmp-version=51 %s -o - | FileCheck %s --check-prefixes=BOTH,HOST
+! RUN: %flang_fc1 -emit-hlfir -fopenmp -fopenmp-version=51 -fopenmp-is-target-device %s -o - | FileCheck %s --check-prefixes=BOTH,DEVICE
+
+! CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QPteams
+subroutine teams()
+  ! BOTH: omp.target
+
+  ! HOST-SAME: num_teams({{.*}})
+  ! HOST-SAME: teams_thread_limit({{.*}})
+
+  ! DEVICE-NOT: num_teams({{.*}})
+  ! DEVICE-NOT: teams_thread_limit({{.*}})
+  ! DEVICE-SAME: {
+  !$omp target
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.teams
+
+  ! HOST-NOT: num_teams({{.*}})
+  ! HOST-NOT: thread_limit({{.*}})
+  ! HOST-SAME: {
+
+  ! DEVICE-SAME: num_teams({{.*}})
+  ! DEVICE-SAME: thread_limit({{.*}})
+  !$omp teams num_teams(1) thread_limit(2)
+  call foo()
+  !$omp end teams
+
+  !$omp end target
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.teams
+  ! BOTH-SAME: num_teams({{.*}})
+  ! BOTH-SAME: thread_limit({{.*}})
+  !$omp teams num_teams(1) thread_limit(2)
+  call foo()
+  !$omp end teams
+end subroutine teams
+
+subroutine parallel()
+  ! BOTH: omp.target
+
+  ! HOST-SAME: num_threads({{.*}})
+
+  ! DEVICE-NOT: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! DEVICE-SAME: {
+  !$omp target
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.parallel
+
+  ! HOST-NOT: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! HOST-SAME: {
+  
+  ! DEVICE-SAME: num_threads({{.*}})
+  !$omp parallel num_threads(1)
+  call foo()
+  !$omp end parallel
+  !$omp end target
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.target
+  ! BOTH-NOT: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! BOTH-SAME: {
+  !$omp target
+  call foo()
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.parallel
+  ! BOTH-SAME: num_threads({{.*}})
+  !$omp parallel num_threads(1)
+  call foo()
+  !$omp end parallel
+  !$omp end target
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.parallel
+  ! BOTH-SAME: num_threads({{.*}})
+  !$omp parallel num_threads(1)
+  call foo()
+  !$omp end parallel
+end subroutine parallel
+
+subroutine distribute_parallel_do()
+  ! BOTH: omp.target
+  
+  ! HOST-SAME: num_threads({{.*}})
+  
+  ! DEVICE-NOT: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! DEVICE-SAME: {
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.teams
+  !$omp target teams
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.distribute
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.parallel
+
+  ! HOST-NOT: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! HOST-SAME: {
+  
+  ! DEVICE-SAME: num_threads({{.*}})
+  
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.wsloop
+  !$omp distribute parallel do num_threads(1)
+  do i=1,10
+    call foo()
+  end do
+  !$omp end distribute parallel do
+  !$omp end target teams
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.target
+  ! BOTH-NOT: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! BOTH-SAME: {
+  ! BOTH: omp.teams
+  !$omp target teams
+  call foo()
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.distribute
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.parallel
+  ! BOTH-SAME: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.wsloop
+  !$omp distribute parallel do num_threads(1)
+  do i=1,10
+    call foo()
+  end do
+  !$omp end distribute parallel do
+  !$omp end target teams
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.teams
+  !$omp teams
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.distribute
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.parallel
+  ! BOTH-SAME: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.wsloop
+  !$omp distribute parallel do num_threads(1)
+  do i=1,10
+    call foo()
+  end do
+  !$omp end distribute parallel do
+  !$omp end teams
+end subroutine distribute_parallel_do
+
+subroutine distribute_parallel_do_simd()
+  ! BOTH: omp.target
+  
+  ! HOST-SAME: num_threads({{.*}})
+  
+  ! DEVICE-NOT: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! DEVICE-SAME: {
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.teams
+  !$omp target teams
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.distribute
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.parallel
+
+  ! HOST-NOT: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! HOST-SAME: {
+  
+  ! DEVICE-SAME: num_threads({{.*}})
+  
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.wsloop
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.simd
+  !$omp distribute parallel do simd num_threads(1)
+  do i=1,10
+    call foo()
+  end do
+  !$omp end distribute parallel do simd
+  !$omp end target teams
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.target
+  ! BOTH-NOT: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! BOTH-SAME: {
+  ! BOTH: omp.teams
+  !$omp target teams
+  call foo()
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.distribute
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.parallel
+  ! BOTH-SAME: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.wsloop
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.simd
+  !$omp distribute parallel do simd num_threads(1)
+  do i=1,10
+    call foo()
+  end do
+  !$omp end distribute parallel do simd
+  !$omp end target teams
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.teams
+  !$omp teams
+
+  ! BOTH: omp.distribute
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.parallel
+  ! BOTH-SAME: num_threads({{.*}})
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.wsloop
+  ! BOTH-NEXT: omp.simd
+  !$omp distribute parallel do simd num_threads(1)
+  do i=1,10
+    call foo()
+  end do
+  !$omp end distribute parallel do simd
+  !$omp end teams
+end subroutine distribute_parallel_do_simd
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/OpenMP/IR/OpenMPDialect.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/OpenMP/IR/OpenMPDialect.cpp
index 7e6e22b7f88104..5f6007561967e4 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/OpenMP/IR/OpenMPDialect.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/OpenMP/IR/OpenMPDialect.cpp
@@ -1506,24 +1506,13 @@ static LogicalResult verifyNumTeamsClause(Operation *op, Value lb, Value ub) {
   return success();
 }
 
-template <typename OpTy>
-static OpTy getSingleNestedOpOfType(Region &region) {
-  auto ops = region.getOps<OpTy>();
-  return std::distance(ops.begin(), ops.end()) != 1 ? OpTy() : *ops.begin();
-}
-
 LogicalResult TargetOp::verify() {
   auto teamsOps = getOps<TeamsOp>();
   if (std::distance(teamsOps.begin(), teamsOps.end()) > 1)
     return emitError("target containing multiple teams constructs");
 
-  if (!isTargetSPMDLoop()) {
-    if (getTripCount())
-      return emitError("trip_count set on non-SPMD target region");
-
-    if (getNumThreads() && !getSingleNestedOpOfType<ParallelOp>(getRegion()))
-      return emitError("num_threads set on non-SPMD or loop target region");
-  }
+  if (!isTargetSPMDLoop() && getTripCount())
+    return emitError("trip_count set on non-SPMD target region");
 
   if (teamsOps.empty()) {
     if (getNumTeamsLower() || getNumTeamsUpper() || getTeamsThreadLimit())
@@ -1721,17 +1710,6 @@ LogicalResult ParallelOp::verify() {
     return emitError(
         "expected equal sizes for allocate and allocator variables");
 
-  auto offloadModOp =
-      llvm::cast<OffloadModuleInterface>(*(*this)->getParentOfType<ModuleOp>());
-  if (!offloadModOp.getIsTargetDevice()) {
-    auto targetOp = (*this)->getParentOfType<omp::TargetOp>();
-    if (getNumThreads() && targetOp &&
-        (targetOp.isTargetSPMDLoop() ||
-         getSingleNestedOpOfType<ParallelOp>(targetOp.getRegion()) == *this))
-      return emitError("num_threads argument expected to be attached to parent "
-                       "omp.target operation instead");
-  }
-
   if (failed(verifyPrivateVarList(*this)))
     return failure();
 
@@ -1777,10 +1755,7 @@ LogicalResult TeamsOp::verify() {
   auto offloadModOp =
       llvm::cast<OffloadModuleInterface>(*(*this)->getParentOfType<ModuleOp>());
   if (targetOp && !offloadModOp.getIsTargetDevice()) {
-    // Only disallow num_teams and thread_limit if this is the only omp.teams
-    // inside the target region.
-    if (getSingleNestedOpOfType<TeamsOp>(targetOp.getRegion()) == *this &&
-        (getNumTeamsLower() || getNumTeamsUpper() || getThreadLimit()))
+    if (getNumTeamsLower() || getNumTeamsUpper() || getThreadLimit())
       return emitError("num_teams and thread_limit arguments expected to be "
                        "attached to parent omp.target operation");
   } else {