diff --git a/lib/gpu/lal_sph_heatconduction.cu b/lib/gpu/lal_sph_heatconduction.cu
index 21c936347a..90bbd4e839 100644
--- a/lib/gpu/lal_sph_heatconduction.cu
+++ b/lib/gpu/lal_sph_heatconduction.cu
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ __kernel void k_sph_heatconduction(const __global numtyp4 *restrict x_,
   atom_info(t_per_atom,ii,tid,offset);
 
   int n_stride;
+#if (SHUFFLE_AVAIL == 0)
   local_allocate_store_pair();
+#endif
 
   acctyp dEacc = (acctyp)0;
 
@@ -171,7 +173,9 @@ __kernel void k_sph_heatconduction_fast(const __global numtyp4 *restrict x_,
   #endif
 
   int n_stride;
+#if (SHUFFLE_AVAIL == 0)
   local_allocate_store_pair();
+#endif
 
   acctyp dEacc = (acctyp)0;