diff --git a/vtkm/cont/kokkos/internal/DeviceAdapterAlgorithmKokkos.h b/vtkm/cont/kokkos/internal/DeviceAdapterAlgorithmKokkos.h
index 98ea39907..b5b6e6a26 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/kokkos/internal/DeviceAdapterAlgorithmKokkos.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/kokkos/internal/DeviceAdapterAlgorithmKokkos.h
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ VTKM_THIRDPARTY_POST_INCLUDE
 
 #include <type_traits>
 
+#if KOKKOS_VERSION_MAJOR > 3 || (KOKKOS_VERSION_MAJOR == 3 && KOKKOS_VERSION_MINOR >= 7)
+#define VTKM_VOLATILE
+#else
+#define VTKM_VOLATILE volatile
+#endif
+
+
 namespace vtkm
 {
 namespace internal
@@ -256,7 +263,10 @@ private:
     }
 
     KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
-    void join(value_type& dst, const value_type& src) const { dst = this->Operator(dst, src); }
+    void join(VTKM_VOLATILE value_type& dst, const VTKM_VOLATILE value_type& src) const
+    {
+      dst = this->Operator(dst, src);
+    }
 
     KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
     void init(value_type& dst) const
@@ -791,4 +801,6 @@ public:
 }
 } // namespace vtkm::cont
 
+#undef VTKM_VOLATILE
+
 #endif //vtk_m_cont_kokkos_internal_DeviceAdapterAlgorithmKokkos_h