diff --git a/src/acc/dbcsr_acc_device.F b/src/acc/dbcsr_acc_device.F
index 7b4d29f25c6..93bae300550 100644
--- a/src/acc/dbcsr_acc_device.F
+++ b/src/acc/dbcsr_acc_device.F
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ MODULE dbcsr_acc_device
 #endif
 #include "base/dbcsr_base_uses.f90"
 
+!$ USE OMP_LIB, ONLY: omp_in_parallel
+
    IMPLICIT NONE
 
    PUBLIC :: dbcsr_acc_get_ndevices, dbcsr_acc_set_active_device, dbcsr_acc_clear_errors
@@ -83,11 +85,16 @@ SUBROUTINE dbcsr_acc_set_active_device(device_id)
 #if defined (__DBCSR_ACC)
       INTEGER :: istat
 
-!$OMP PARALLEL DEFAULT(NONE) PRIVATE(istat) SHARED(device_id)
-      istat = acc_set_active_device_cu(device_id)
+!$    IF (.NOT. omp_in_parallel()) THEN
+         istat = 0
+!$OMP    PARALLEL DEFAULT(NONE) SHARED(device_id) REDUCTION(MAX:istat)
+         istat = acc_set_active_device_cu(device_id)
+!$OMP    END PARALLEL
+!$    ELSE
+         istat = acc_set_active_device_cu(device_id)
+!$    END IF
       IF (istat /= 0) &
          DBCSR_ABORT("dbcsr_acc_set_active_device: failed")
-!$OMP END PARALLEL
 
 #else
       MARK_USED(device_id)
diff --git a/src/data/dbcsr_ptr_util.F b/src/data/dbcsr_ptr_util.F
index eb9d25da071..aa5c94ed1ae 100644
--- a/src/data/dbcsr_ptr_util.F
+++ b/src/data/dbcsr_ptr_util.F
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ MODULE dbcsr_ptr_util
                             mp_deallocate
 #include "base/dbcsr_base_uses.f90"
 
-!$ USE OMP_LIB, ONLY: omp_get_max_threads, omp_get_thread_num, omp_get_num_threads
+!$ USE OMP_LIB, ONLY: omp_in_parallel
 
    IMPLICIT NONE
 
@@ -294,14 +294,20 @@ SUBROUTINE mem_copy_${nametype1}$ (dst, src, n)
         !! length of copy
          ${type1}$, DIMENSION(1:n), INTENT(OUT) :: dst
         !! destination memory
-         ${type1}$, DIMENSION(1:n), INTENT(IN) :: src
+         ${type1}$, DIMENSION(1:n), INTENT(IN)  :: src
         !! source memory
 #if !defined(__DBCSR_DISABLE_WORKSHARE)
-!$OMP     PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(none) SHARED(dst,src)
+!$       IF (.NOT. omp_in_parallel()) THEN
+!$OMP       PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(none) SHARED(dst,src)
+            dst(:) = src(:)
+!$OMP       END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
+!$       ELSE
+!$OMP       WORKSHARE
 #endif
-         dst(:) = src(:)
+            dst(:) = src(:)
 #if !defined(__DBCSR_DISABLE_WORKSHARE)
-!$OMP     END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
+!$OMP       END WORKSHARE
+!$       END IF
 #endif
       END SUBROUTINE mem_copy_${nametype1}$
 
@@ -313,11 +319,17 @@ SUBROUTINE mem_zero_${nametype1}$ (dst, n)
          ${type1}$, DIMENSION(1:n), INTENT(OUT) :: dst
         !! destination memory
 #if !defined(__DBCSR_DISABLE_WORKSHARE)
-!$OMP     PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(none) SHARED(dst)
+!$       IF (.NOT. omp_in_parallel()) THEN
+!$OMP       PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(none) SHARED(dst)
+            dst(:) = ${zero1}$
+!$OMP       END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
+!$       ELSE
+!$OMP       WORKSHARE
 #endif
-         dst(:) = ${zero1}$
+            dst(:) = ${zero1}$
 #if !defined(__DBCSR_DISABLE_WORKSHARE)
-!$OMP     END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
+!$OMP       END WORKSHARE
+!$       END IF
 #endif
       END SUBROUTINE mem_zero_${nametype1}$
 
diff --git a/src/mpi/dbcsr_mpiwrap.F b/src/mpi/dbcsr_mpiwrap.F
index f5393630eb9..14d4745746a 100644
--- a/src/mpi/dbcsr_mpiwrap.F
+++ b/src/mpi/dbcsr_mpiwrap.F
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ MODULE dbcsr_mpiwrap
 #define MPI_STATUS_EXTRACT(X) (X)
 #endif
 
+!$ USE OMP_LIB, ONLY: omp_in_parallel
+
    IMPLICIT NONE
    PRIVATE
 
@@ -5183,11 +5185,17 @@ SUBROUTINE mp_rget_${nametype1}$v(base, source, win, win_data, myproc, disp, req
 #endif
             IF (do_local_copy) THEN
 #if !defined(__DBCSR_DISABLE_WORKSHARE)
-!$OMP           PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(none) SHARED(base,win_data,disp_aint,len)
-#endif
-               base(:) = win_data(disp_aint + 1:disp_aint + len)
+!$             IF (.NOT. omp_in_parallel()) THEN
+!$OMP             PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(none) SHARED(base,win_data,disp_aint,len)
+                  base(:) = win_data(disp_aint + 1:disp_aint + len)
+!$OMP             END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
+!$             ELSE
+!$OMP             WORKSHARE
+#endif
+                  base(:) = win_data(disp_aint + 1:disp_aint + len)
 #if !defined(__DBCSR_DISABLE_WORKSHARE)
-!$OMP           END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
+!$OMP             END WORKSHARE
+!$             END IF
 #endif
                request = mp_request_null
                ierr = 0
diff --git a/src/ops/dbcsr_operations.F b/src/ops/dbcsr_operations.F
index e0a59a92e48..80fafd09163 100644
--- a/src/ops/dbcsr_operations.F
+++ b/src/ops/dbcsr_operations.F
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ MODULE dbcsr_operations
                             mp_sum
 #include "base/dbcsr_base_uses.f90"
 
-!$ USE OMP_LIB, ONLY: omp_get_max_threads, omp_get_thread_num, omp_get_num_threads
+!$ USE OMP_LIB, ONLY: omp_get_thread_num, omp_get_num_threads, omp_in_parallel
 
    IMPLICIT NONE
 
@@ -315,35 +315,58 @@ SUBROUTINE dbcsr_zero(matrix_a)
       INTEGER                                            :: handle
 
       CALL timeset(routineN, handle)
-      SELECT CASE (dbcsr_get_data_type(matrix_a))
-#if defined(__DBCSR_DISABLE_WORKSHARE)
-      CASE (dbcsr_type_complex_4)
-         matrix_a%data_area%d%c_sp = (0.0, 0.0)
-      CASE (dbcsr_type_complex_8)
-         matrix_a%data_area%d%c_dp = (0.0_dp, 0.0_dp)
-      CASE (dbcsr_type_real_4)
-         matrix_a%data_area%d%r_sp = 0.0
-      CASE (dbcsr_type_real_8)
-         matrix_a%data_area%d%r_dp = 0.0_dp
+#if !defined(__DBCSR_DISABLE_WORKSHARE)
+!$    IF (.NOT. omp_in_parallel()) THEN
+         SELECT CASE (dbcsr_get_data_type(matrix_a))
+         CASE (dbcsr_type_complex_4)
+!$OMP       PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(NONE) SHARED(matrix_a)
+            matrix_a%data_area%d%c_sp = (0.0, 0.0)
+!$OMP       END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
+         CASE (dbcsr_type_complex_8)
+!$OMP       PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(NONE) SHARED(matrix_a)
+            matrix_a%data_area%d%c_dp = (0.0_dp, 0.0_dp)
+!$OMP       END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
+         CASE (dbcsr_type_real_4)
+!$OMP       PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(NONE) SHARED(matrix_a)
+            matrix_a%data_area%d%r_sp = 0.0
+!$OMP       END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
+         CASE (dbcsr_type_real_8)
+!$OMP       PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(NONE) SHARED(matrix_a)
+            matrix_a%data_area%d%r_dp = 0.0_dp
+!$OMP       END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
+         END SELECT
+!$    ELSE
+         SELECT CASE (dbcsr_get_data_type(matrix_a))
+         CASE (dbcsr_type_complex_4)
+!$OMP       WORKSHARE
+            matrix_a%data_area%d%c_sp = (0.0, 0.0)
+!$OMP       END WORKSHARE
+         CASE (dbcsr_type_complex_8)
+!$OMP       WORKSHARE
+            matrix_a%data_area%d%c_dp = (0.0_dp, 0.0_dp)
+!$OMP       END WORKSHARE
+         CASE (dbcsr_type_real_4)
+!$OMP       WORKSHARE
+            matrix_a%data_area%d%r_sp = 0.0
+!$OMP       END WORKSHARE
+         CASE (dbcsr_type_real_8)
+!$OMP       WORKSHARE
+            matrix_a%data_area%d%r_dp = 0.0_dp
+!$OMP       END WORKSHARE
+         END SELECT
+!$    END IF
 #else
+      SELECT CASE (dbcsr_get_data_type(matrix_a))
       CASE (dbcsr_type_complex_4)
-!$OMP       PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(NONE), SHARED(matrix_a)
          matrix_a%data_area%d%c_sp = (0.0, 0.0)
-!$OMP       END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
       CASE (dbcsr_type_complex_8)
-!$OMP       PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(NONE), SHARED(matrix_a)
          matrix_a%data_area%d%c_dp = (0.0_dp, 0.0_dp)
-!$OMP       END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
       CASE (dbcsr_type_real_4)
-!$OMP       PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(NONE), SHARED(matrix_a)
          matrix_a%data_area%d%r_sp = 0.0
-!$OMP       END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
       CASE (dbcsr_type_real_8)
-!$OMP       PARALLEL WORKSHARE DEFAULT(NONE), SHARED(matrix_a)
          matrix_a%data_area%d%r_dp = 0.0_dp
-!$OMP       END PARALLEL WORKSHARE
-#endif
       END SELECT
+#endif
       CALL timestop(handle)
    END SUBROUTINE dbcsr_zero