diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/common/src/support.cu b/openmp/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/common/src/support.cu
index 6dd591325c0b..b3bf550364bd 100644
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/common/src/support.cu
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/common/src/support.cu
@@ -226,4 +226,14 @@ void __kmp_invoke_microtask(kmp_int32 global_tid, kmp_int32 bound_tid, void *fn,
   }
 }
 
+namespace _OMP {
+/// Helper to keep code alive without introducing a performance penalty.
+__attribute__((used, weak, optnone)) void keepAlive() {
+  __kmpc_get_hardware_thread_id_in_block();
+  __kmpc_get_hardware_num_threads_in_block();
+  __kmpc_barrier_simple_spmd(nullptr, 0);
+  __kmpc_barrier_simple_generic(nullptr, 0);
+}
+} // namespace _OMP
+
 #pragma omp end declare target