diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/include/State.h b/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/include/State.h
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/include/State.h
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/include/State.h
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@
 
 template <typename VTy, typename Ty> struct ValueRAII {
   ValueRAII(VTy &V, Ty NewValue, Ty OldValue, bool Active, IdentTy *Ident)
-      : Ptr(Active ? &V.lookup(/* IsReadonly */ false, Ident) : nullptr),
+      : Ptr(Active ? &V.lookup(/* IsReadonly */ false, Ident)
+                   : (Ty *)utils::UndefPtr),
         Val(OldValue), Active(Active) {
     if (!Active)
       return;
diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/include/Utils.h b/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/include/Utils.h
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/include/Utils.h
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/include/Utils.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 #include "Types.h"
 
+#pragma omp begin declare target device_type(nohost)
+
 namespace _OMP {
 namespace utils {
 
@@ -72,10 +74,15 @@
   return V - V % Align;
 }
 
+/// A  pointer variable that has by design an `undef` value. Use with care.
+__attribute__((loader_uninitialized)) static void *const UndefPtr;
+
 #define OMP_LIKELY(EXPR) __builtin_expect((bool)(EXPR), true)
 #define OMP_UNLIKELY(EXPR) __builtin_expect((bool)(EXPR), false)
 
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace _OMP
 
+#pragma omp end declare target
+
 #endif