diff --git a/Modules/mp_exx.f90 b/Modules/mp_exx.f90
index 6f2dc5215..801e1476c 100644
--- a/Modules/mp_exx.f90
+++ b/Modules/mp_exx.f90
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ MODULE mp_exx
   INTEGER, ALLOCATABLE :: all_start(:)   ! starting band inded for the inner loop
   INTEGER, ALLOCATABLE :: all_end(:)     ! ending band index used in the inner loop
 
+  INTEGER, ALLOCATABLE :: iexx_istart_d(:)
 #if defined(__CUDA)
-  INTEGER, ALLOCATABLE, DEVICE :: iexx_istart_d(:)
+  attributes(DEVICE) :: iexx_istart_d
 #endif
 
   INTEGER :: max_contributors
diff --git a/PW/src/make.gpu b/PW/src/make.gpu
index c612b4a94..9f0f6cede 100644
--- a/PW/src/make.gpu
+++ b/PW/src/make.gpu
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ tetra.o : pwcom_gpu.o
 usnldiag_gpu.o : pwcom.o
 usnldiag_gpu.o : pwcom.o
 usnldiag_gpu.o : pwcom.o
+utils_gpu.o : pwcom_gpu.o
 vloc_psi_gpu.o : pwcom.o
 vloc_psi_gpu.o : pwcom.o
 vloc_psi_gpu.o : pwcom.o