diff --git a/src/ZSOLVER/ice_adjust.f90 b/src/ZSOLVER/ice_adjust.f90
index 8da04e62e39528cbc163f6ecb66329684dcf72e6..864b5bc88ec32ff45953d8c38e6bab3b092fc26d 100644
--- a/src/ZSOLVER/ice_adjust.f90
+++ b/src/ZSOLVER/ice_adjust.f90
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ REAL, DIMENSION(:,:,:), POINTER, CONTIGUOUS &
                             ZLS,  &  ! guess of the Ls at t+1
                          ZW1,ZW2, &  ! Work arrays for intermediate fields
                          ZCRIAUT, &  ! Autoconversion thresholds
-                       ZHCF, ZHR
+                         ZHCF, ZHR
+REAL, DIMENSION(:,:,:), pointer , contiguous :: ZTEMP_BUD
 !
 !-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@ allocate( zw2    (IIU, IJU, IKU ) )
 allocate( zcriaut(IIU, IJU, IKU ) )
 allocate( zhcf   (IIU, IJU, IKU ) )
 allocate( zhr    (IIU, IJU, IKU ) )
+allocate( ZTEMP_BUD (IIU, IJU, IKU ) )
 #else
 !Pin positions in the pools of MNH memory
 CALL MNH_MEM_POSITION_PIN()
@@ -381,14 +383,35 @@ CALL MNH_MEM_GET( zw2    , IIU, IJU, IKU )
 CALL MNH_MEM_GET( zcriaut, IIU, IJU, IKU )
 CALL MNH_MEM_GET( zhcf   , IIU, IJU, IKU )
 CALL MNH_MEM_GET( zhr    , IIU, IJU, IKU )
+CALL MNH_MEM_GET( ZTEMP_BUD    , IIU, IJU, IKU )
 
 !$acc data present( gtemp, zsigs, zsrcs, zt, zrv, zrc, zri, zcph, zlv, zls, zw1, zw2, zcriaut, zhcf, zhr )
 #endif
 
-if ( lbudget_th ) call Budget_store_init( tbudgets(NBUDGET_TH), trim( hbuname ), pths(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :) )
-if ( lbudget_rv ) call Budget_store_init( tbudgets(NBUDGET_RV), trim( hbuname ), prvs(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :) )
-if ( lbudget_rc ) call Budget_store_init( tbudgets(NBUDGET_RC), trim( hbuname ), prcs(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :) )
-if ( lbudget_ri ) call Budget_store_init( tbudgets(NBUDGET_RI), trim( hbuname ), pris(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :) )
+if ( lbudget_th ) then
+   !$acc kernels
+   ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) = pths(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :)
+   !$acc end kernels
+   call Budget_store_init( tbudgets(NBUDGET_TH), trim( hbuname ), ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) )
+end if
+if ( lbudget_rv ) then
+   !$acc kernels
+   ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) = prvs(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :)
+   !$acc end kernels
+   call Budget_store_init( tbudgets(NBUDGET_RV), trim( hbuname ), ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) )
+end if
+if ( lbudget_rc ) then
+   !$acc kernels
+   ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) = prcs(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :)
+   !$acc end kernels
+   call Budget_store_init( tbudgets(NBUDGET_RC), trim( hbuname ), ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) )
+end if
+if ( lbudget_ri ) then
+   !$acc kernels
+   ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) = pris(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :)
+   !$acc end kernels
+   call Budget_store_init( tbudgets(NBUDGET_RI), trim( hbuname ), ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) )
+end if
 !
 ITERMAX=1
 !
@@ -636,26 +659,34 @@ IF(PRESENT(POUT_TH)) POUT_TH=ZT / PEXN(:,:,:)
 !            ----------------------
 !
 if ( lbudget_th ) then
-!$acc update self(pths)
-  call Budget_store_end( tbudgets(NBUDGET_TH), trim( hbuname ), pths(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :) )
+   !$acc kernels
+   ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) = pths(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :)
+   !$acc end kernels
+   call Budget_store_end( tbudgets(NBUDGET_TH), trim( hbuname ), ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) )
 end if
 if ( lbudget_rv ) then
-!$acc update self(prvs)
-  call Budget_store_end( tbudgets(NBUDGET_RV), trim( hbuname ), prvs(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :) )
+   !$acc kernels
+   ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) = prvs(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :)
+   !$acc end kernels
+   call Budget_store_end( tbudgets(NBUDGET_RV), trim( hbuname ), ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) )
 end if
 if ( lbudget_rc ) then
-!$acc update self(prcs)
-  call Budget_store_end( tbudgets(NBUDGET_RC), trim( hbuname ), prcs(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :) )
+   !$acc kernels
+   ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) = prcs(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :)
+   !$acc end kernels
+   call Budget_store_end( tbudgets(NBUDGET_RC), trim( hbuname ), ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) )
 end if
 if ( lbudget_ri ) then
-!$acc update self(pris)
-  call Budget_store_end( tbudgets(NBUDGET_RI), trim( hbuname ), pris(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :) )
+   !$acc kernels
+   ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) = pris(:, :, :) * prhodj(:, :, :)
+   !$acc end kernels
+   call Budget_store_end( tbudgets(NBUDGET_RI), trim( hbuname ), ZTEMP_BUD(:,:,:) )
 end if
 
 !$acc end data
 
 #ifndef MNH_OPENACC
-deallocate( gtemp, zsigs, zsrcs, zt, zrv, zrc, zri, zcph, zlv, zls, zw1, zw2, zcriaut, zhcf, zhr )
+deallocate( gtemp, zsigs, zsrcs, zt, zrv, zrc, zri, zcph, zlv, zls, zw1, zw2, zcriaut, zhcf, zhr , ZTEMP_BUD )
 #else
 !Release all memory allocated with MNH_MEM_GET calls since last call to MNH_MEM_POSITION_PIN
 CALL MNH_MEM_RELEASE()