diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_diagnostics.F b/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_diagnostics.F
index 339903472eb3..7b8e5154495b 100644
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_diagnostics.F
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_diagnostics.F
@@ -1106,18 +1106,19 @@ subroutine ocn_diagnostic_solve_kineticEnergy(normalVelocity, &
 #ifdef MPAS_OPENACC
       !$acc parallel loop &
       !$acc    present(kineticEnergyVertex, normalVelocity, &
-      !$acc            areaTriangle, dcEdge, dvEdge, edgesOnVertex)
+      !$acc            areaTriangle, dcEdge, dvEdge, edgesOnVertex) &
+      !$acc    private(iEdge,rTmp,k,i)
 #else
       !$omp parallel
       !$omp do schedule(runtime) private(i, k, iEdge, rTmp)
 #endif
       do iVertex = 1, nVerticesAll
          kineticEnergyVertex(:, iVertex) = 0.0_RKIND
+         !$acc loop seq
          do i = 1, vertexDegree
             iEdge = edgesOnVertex(i, iVertex)
             rTmp  = dcEdge(iEdge)*dvEdge(iEdge)*0.25_RKIND/ &
                     areaTriangle(iVertex)
-            !$acc loop seq
             do k = 1, nVertLevels
                kineticEnergyVertex(k,iVertex) = &
                kineticEnergyVertex(k,iVertex) + rTmp* &
@@ -1133,7 +1134,8 @@ subroutine ocn_diagnostic_solve_kineticEnergy(normalVelocity, &
       !$acc parallel loop &
       !$acc    present(kineticEnergyVertexOnCells, kineticEnergyVertex,&
       !$acc            kiteIndexOnCell, kiteAreasOnVertex, invAreaCell,&
-      !$acc            verticesOnCell, nEdgesOnCell)
+      !$acc            verticesOnCell, nEdgesOnCell) &
+      !$acc    private(i,j,k,iVertex,invAreaCell1)
 #else
       !$omp do schedule(runtime) &
       !$omp    private(i, j, k, iVertex, invAreaCell1)