diff --git a/cmake/loki_transform.cmake b/cmake/loki_transform.cmake
index acabaf4e0..b50e243e4 100644
--- a/cmake/loki_transform.cmake
+++ b/cmake/loki_transform.cmake
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ endmacro()
 
 function( loki_transform_convert )
 
-    set( options CPP DATA_OFFLOAD REMOVE_OPENMP DEVICEPTR GLOBAL_VAR_OFFLOAD TRIM_VECTOR_SECTIONS REMOVE_DERIVED_ARGS )
+    set( options CPP DATA_OFFLOAD REMOVE_OPENMP ASSUME_DEVICEPTR GLOBAL_VAR_OFFLOAD TRIM_VECTOR_SECTIONS REMOVE_DERIVED_ARGS )
     set( oneValueArgs MODE DIRECTIVE FRONTEND CONFIG PATH OUTPATH )
     set( multiValueArgs OUTPUT DEPENDS INCLUDES INCLUDE HEADERS HEADER DEFINITIONS DEFINE OMNI_INCLUDE XMOD )
 
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ function( loki_transform_convert )
         list( APPEND _ARGS --remove-openmp )
     endif()
 
-    if( ${_PAR_DEVICEPTR} )
-        list( APPEND _ARGS --deviceptr )
+    if( ${_PAR_ASSUME_DEVICEPTR} )
+        list( APPEND _ARGS --assume-deviceptr )
     endif()
 
     if( ${_PAR_GLOBAL_VAR_OFFLOAD} )
diff --git a/scripts/loki_transform.py b/scripts/loki_transform.py
index 053c3bb8c..1286edd6a 100644
--- a/scripts/loki_transform.py
+++ b/scripts/loki_transform.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def cli(debug):
               help='Run transformation to insert custom data offload regions.')
 @click.option('--remove-openmp', is_flag=True, default=False,
               help='Removes existing OpenMP pragmas in "!$loki data" regions.')
-@click.option('--deviceptr', is_flag=True, default=False,
+@click.option('--assume-deviceptr', is_flag=True, default=False,
               help='Mark the relevant arguments as true device-pointers in "!$loki data" regions.')
 @click.option('--frontend', default='fp', type=click.Choice(['fp', 'ofp', 'omni']),
               help='Frontend parser to use (default FP)')
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def cli(debug):
               help="Remove derived-type arguments and replace with canonical arguments")
 def convert(
         mode, config, build, source, header, cpp, directive, include, define, omni_include, xmod,
-        data_offload, remove_openmp, deviceptr, frontend, trim_vector_sections,
+        data_offload, remove_openmp, assume_deviceptr, frontend, trim_vector_sections,
         global_var_offload, remove_derived_args
 ):
     """
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def convert(
     # Insert data offload regions for GPUs and remove OpenMP threading directives
     use_claw_offload = True
     if data_offload:
-        offload_transform = DataOffloadTransformation(remove_openmp=remove_openmp, deviceptr=deviceptr)
+        offload_transform = DataOffloadTransformation(remove_openmp=remove_openmp, assume_deviceptr=assume_deviceptr)
         scheduler.process(transformation=offload_transform)
         use_claw_offload = not offload_transform.has_data_regions
 
diff --git a/transformations/tests/test_data_offload.py b/transformations/tests/test_data_offload.py
index f6562ae12..1d7255a66 100644
--- a/transformations/tests/test_data_offload.py
+++ b/transformations/tests/test_data_offload.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('frontend', available_frontends())
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('deviceptr', [True, False])
-def test_data_offload_region_openacc(frontend, deviceptr):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('assume_deviceptr', [True, False])
+def test_data_offload_region_openacc(frontend, assume_deviceptr):
     """
     Test the creation of a simple device data offload region
     (`!$acc update`) from a `!$loki data` region with a single
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ def test_data_offload_region_openacc(frontend, deviceptr):
     kernel = Sourcefile.from_source(fcode_kernel, frontend=frontend)['kernel_routine']
     driver.enrich_calls(kernel)
 
-    driver.apply(DataOffloadTransformation(deviceptr=deviceptr), role='driver', targets=['kernel_routine'])
+    driver.apply(DataOffloadTransformation(assume_deviceptr=assume_deviceptr), role='driver', targets=['kernel_routine'])
 
     pragmas = FindNodes(Pragma).visit(driver.body)
     assert len(pragmas) == 2
     assert all(p.keyword == 'acc' for p in pragmas)
-    if deviceptr:
+    if assume_deviceptr:
         assert 'deviceptr' in pragmas[0].content
         params = get_pragma_parameters(pragmas[0], only_loki_pragmas=False)
         assert all(var in params['deviceptr'] for var in ('a', 'b', 'c'))
diff --git a/transformations/transformations/data_offload.py b/transformations/transformations/data_offload.py
index 643e71ede..120f4df17 100644
--- a/transformations/transformations/data_offload.py
+++ b/transformations/transformations/data_offload.py
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ class DataOffloadTransformation(Transformation):
     ----------
     remove_openmp : bool
         Remove any existing OpenMP pragmas inside the marked region.
-    deviceptr : bool
+    assume_deviceptr : bool
         Mark all offloaded arrays as true device-pointers if data offload
-        is being managed outside of structured Openacc data regions.
+        is being managed outside of structured OpenACC data regions.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         # that down-stream processing can use that info
         self.has_data_regions = False
         self.remove_openmp = kwargs.get('remove_openmp', False)
-        self.deviceptr = kwargs.get('deviceptr', False)
+        self.assume_deviceptr = kwargs.get('assume_deviceptr', False)
 
     def transform_subroutine(self, routine, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -138,11 +138,13 @@ def insert_data_offload_pragmas(self, routine, targets):
                 inoutargs = tuple(dict.fromkeys(inoutargs))
 
                 # Now geenerate the pre- and post pragmas (OpenACC)
-                if self.deviceptr:
-                    deviceptr = ''
-                    if inargs+outargs+inoutargs:
-                        deviceptr = f'deviceptr({", ".join(inargs+outargs+inoutargs)})'
-                    pragma = Pragma(keyword='acc', content=f'data {deviceptr}')
+                if self.assume_deviceptr:
+                    offload_args = inargs + outargs + inoutargs
+                    if offload_args:
+                        deviceptr = f' deviceptr({", ".join(offload_args)})'
+                    else:
+                        deviceptr = ''
+                    pragma = Pragma(keyword='acc', content=f'data{deviceptr}')
                 else:
                     copyin = f'copyin({", ".join(inargs)})' if inargs else ''
                     copy = f'copy({", ".join(inoutargs)})' if inoutargs else ''