diff --git a/src/tests/field/fctest_field_gpu.F90 b/src/tests/field/fctest_field_gpu.F90
index c98896fe4..2233555c6 100644
--- a/src/tests/field/fctest_field_gpu.F90
+++ b/src/tests/field/fctest_field_gpu.F90
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ end subroutine kernel_host_ptr
   subroutine kernel_device_ptr(dview)
     implicit none
     real(4) :: dview(:,:)
-
-    !$acc kernels deviceptr(dview)
+    !$acc data deviceptr(dview)
+    !$acc kernels
     dview(2,1) = 5.
     !$acc end kernels
+    !$acc end data
   end subroutine kernel_device_ptr
 
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