diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/include/omptarget.h b/openmp/libomptarget/include/omptarget.h
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/include/omptarget.h
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/include/omptarget.h
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@
   int64_t *ArgSizes;  // Size of the argument data in bytes.
   int64_t *ArgTypes;  // Type of the data (e.g. to / from).
   void **ArgNames;    // Name of the data for debugging, possibly null.
-  void **ArgMappers;  // User-defined mappers, possible null.
+  void **ArgMappers;  // User-defined mappers, possibly null.
+  int64_t Tripcount;  // Tripcount for the teams / distribute loop, 0 otherwise.
 };
+static_assert(sizeof(__tgt_kernel_arguments) == 64 && "Invalid struct size");
 
 /// This struct is a record of an entry point or global. For a function
 /// entry point the size is expected to be zero
diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/src/interface.cpp b/openmp/libomptarget/src/interface.cpp
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/src/interface.cpp
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/src/interface.cpp
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@
                                int64_t *ArgSizes, int64_t *ArgTypes,
                                map_var_info_t *ArgNames, void **ArgMappers) {
   TIMESCOPE_WITH_IDENT(Loc);
-  __tgt_kernel_arguments KernelArgs{1,        ArgNum,   ArgsBase, Args,
-                                    ArgSizes, ArgTypes, ArgNames, ArgMappers};
+  __tgt_kernel_arguments KernelArgs{
+      1, ArgNum, ArgsBase, Args, ArgSizes, ArgTypes, ArgNames, ArgMappers, -1};
   return __tgt_target_kernel(Loc, DeviceId, -1, 0, HostPtr, &KernelArgs);
 }
 
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@
                                      void **ArgMappers, int32_t TeamNum,
                                      int32_t ThreadLimit) {
   TIMESCOPE_WITH_IDENT(Loc);
-  __tgt_kernel_arguments KernelArgs{1,        ArgNum,   ArgsBase, Args,
-                                    ArgSizes, ArgTypes, ArgNames, ArgMappers};
+  __tgt_kernel_arguments KernelArgs{
+      1, ArgNum, ArgsBase, Args, ArgSizes, ArgTypes, ArgNames, ArgMappers, -1};
   return __tgt_target_kernel(Loc, DeviceId, TeamNum, ThreadLimit, HostPtr,
                              &KernelArgs);
 }
@@ -381,7 +381,8 @@
   AsyncInfoTy AsyncInfo(Device);
   int Rc = target(Loc, Device, HostPtr, Args->NumArgs, Args->ArgBasePtrs,
                   Args->ArgPtrs, Args->ArgSizes, Args->ArgTypes, Args->ArgNames,
-                  Args->ArgMappers, NumTeams, ThreadLimit, IsTeams, AsyncInfo);
+                  Args->ArgMappers, NumTeams, ThreadLimit, Args->Tripcount,
+                  IsTeams, AsyncInfo);
   if (Rc == OFFLOAD_SUCCESS)
     Rc = AsyncInfo.synchronize();
   handleTargetOutcome(Rc == OFFLOAD_SUCCESS, Loc);
diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/src/omptarget.cpp b/openmp/libomptarget/src/omptarget.cpp
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/src/omptarget.cpp
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/src/omptarget.cpp
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@
         DP("Has pending ctors... call now\n");
         for (auto &Entry : Lib.second.PendingCtors) {
           void *Ctor = Entry;
-          int Rc =
-              target(nullptr, Device, Ctor, 0, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,
-                     nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, 1, 1, true /*team*/, AsyncInfo);
+          int Rc = target(nullptr, Device, Ctor, 0, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,
+                          nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, 1, 1, 0, true /*team*/,
+                          AsyncInfo);
           if (Rc != OFFLOAD_SUCCESS) {
             REPORT("Running ctor " DPxMOD " failed.\n", DPxPTR(Ctor));
             return OFFLOAD_FAIL;
@@ -1140,7 +1140,6 @@
     if (I != Device.LoopTripCnt.end()) {
       LoopTripCount = I->second;
       Device.LoopTripCnt.erase(I);
-      DP("loop trip count is %" PRIu64 ".\n", LoopTripCount);
     }
   }
 
@@ -1488,9 +1487,9 @@
 int target(ident_t *Loc, DeviceTy &Device, void *HostPtr, int32_t ArgNum,
            void **ArgBases, void **Args, int64_t *ArgSizes, int64_t *ArgTypes,
            map_var_info_t *ArgNames, void **ArgMappers, int32_t TeamNum,
-           int32_t ThreadLimit, int IsTeamConstruct, AsyncInfoTy &AsyncInfo) {
+           int32_t ThreadLimit, uint64_t Tripcount, int IsTeamConstruct,
+           AsyncInfoTy &AsyncInfo) {
   int32_t DeviceId = Device.DeviceID;
-
   TableMap *TM = getTableMap(HostPtr);
   // No map for this host pointer found!
   if (!TM) {
@@ -1509,6 +1508,10 @@
   }
   assert(TargetTable && "Global data has not been mapped\n");
 
+  // FIXME: Use legacy tripcount method if it is '-1'.
+  Tripcount = Tripcount == -1 ? getLoopTripCount(DeviceId) : Tripcount;
+  DP("loop trip count is %" PRIu64 ".\n", Tripcount);
+
   // We need to keep bases and offsets separate. Sometimes (e.g. in OpenCL) we
   // need to manifest base pointers prior to launching a kernel. Even if we have
   // mapped an object only partially, e.g. A[N:M], although the kernel is
@@ -1546,7 +1549,7 @@
     if (IsTeamConstruct)
       Ret = Device.runTeamRegion(TgtEntryPtr, &TgtArgs[0], &TgtOffsets[0],
                                  TgtArgs.size(), TeamNum, ThreadLimit,
-                                 getLoopTripCount(DeviceId), AsyncInfo);
+                                 Tripcount, AsyncInfo);
     else
       Ret = Device.runRegion(TgtEntryPtr, &TgtArgs[0], &TgtOffsets[0],
                              TgtArgs.size(), AsyncInfo);
diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/src/private.h b/openmp/libomptarget/src/private.h
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/src/private.h
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/src/private.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
                   void **ArgBases, void **Args, int64_t *ArgSizes,
                   int64_t *ArgTypes, map_var_info_t *ArgNames,
                   void **ArgMappers, int32_t TeamNum, int32_t ThreadLimit,
-                  int IsTeamConstruct, AsyncInfoTy &AsyncInfo);
+                  uint64_t Tripcount, int IsTeamConstruct,
+                  AsyncInfoTy &AsyncInfo);
 
 extern void handleTargetOutcome(bool Success, ident_t *Loc);
 extern bool checkDeviceAndCtors(int64_t &DeviceID, ident_t *Loc);
diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/src/rtl.cpp b/openmp/libomptarget/src/rtl.cpp
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/src/rtl.cpp
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/src/rtl.cpp
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
           AsyncInfoTy AsyncInfo(Device);
           for (auto &Dtor : Device.PendingCtorsDtors[Desc].PendingDtors) {
             int Rc = target(nullptr, Device, Dtor, 0, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,
-                            nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, 1, 1, true /*team*/,
+                            nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, 1, 1, 0, true /*team*/,
                             AsyncInfo);
             if (Rc != OFFLOAD_SUCCESS) {
               DP("Running destructor " DPxMOD " failed.\n", DPxPTR(Dtor));