diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/plugins/cuda/src/rtl.cpp b/openmp/libomptarget/plugins/cuda/src/rtl.cpp
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/plugins/cuda/src/rtl.cpp
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/plugins/cuda/src/rtl.cpp
@@ -829,10 +829,9 @@
           return nullptr;
         }
       } else {
-        REPORT("Loading global exec_mode '%s' - symbol missing, using default "
-               "value GENERIC (1)\n",
-               ExecModeName);
-        CUDA_ERR_STRING(Err);
+        DP("Loading global exec_mode '%s' - symbol missing, using default "
+           "value GENERIC (1)\n",
+           ExecModeName);
       }
 
       KernelsList.emplace_back(Func, ExecModeVal);
diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/test/offloading/global_constructor.cpp b/openmp/libomptarget/test/offloading/global_constructor.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/test/offloading/global_constructor.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// RUN: %libomptarget-compilexx-generic && %libomptarget-run-generic | %fcheck-generic
+
+#include <cmath>
+#include <cstdio>
+
+const double Host = log(2.0) / log(2.0);
+#pragma omp declare target
+const double Device = log(2.0) / log(2.0);
+#pragma omp end declare target
+
+int main() {
+  double X;
+#pragma omp target map(from : X)
+  { X = Device; }
+
+  // CHECK: PASS
+  if (X == Host)
+    printf("PASS\n");
+}