diff --git a/crates/cubecl-core/tests/frontend/kernel.rs b/crates/cubecl-core/tests/frontend/kernel.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f82b2562a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cubecl-core/tests/frontend/kernel.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use cubecl::prelude::*;
+use cubecl_core as cubecl;
+
+#[cube(launch)]
+pub fn with_kernel<F: Float>(kernel: &mut Array<F>) {
+    if ABSOLUTE_POS > kernel.len() {
+        kernel[ABSOLUTE_POS] = F::cast_from(5.0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/cubecl-core/tests/frontend/mod.rs b/crates/cubecl-core/tests/frontend/mod.rs
index 90338543b..5da180cd0 100644
--- a/crates/cubecl-core/tests/frontend/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/cubecl-core/tests/frontend/mod.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ mod function_call;
 mod generic_kernel;
 mod r#if;
 mod intrinsics;
+mod kernel;
 mod literal;
 mod r#loop;
 mod module_import;
diff --git a/crates/cubecl-macros/src/generate/launch.rs b/crates/cubecl-macros/src/generate/launch.rs
index 698087431..7032b99bc 100644
--- a/crates/cubecl-macros/src/generate/launch.rs
+++ b/crates/cubecl-macros/src/generate/launch.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl Launch {
                     #(#args),*
                 ) -> () {
                     #body
-                    launcher.launch(__cube_count, kernel, __client);
+                    launcher.launch(__cube_count, __kernel, __client);
                 }
             }
         } else {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl Launch {
                     #(#args),*
                 ) -> () {
                     #body
-                    launcher.launch_unchecked(__cube_count, kernel, __client);
+                    launcher.launch_unchecked(__cube_count, __kernel, __client);
                 }
             }
         } else {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl Launch {
             #settings
             #compilation_args
 
-            let kernel = #kernel_name #kernel_generics::new(__settings, #args #(#comptime_args),*);
+            let __kernel = #kernel_name #kernel_generics::new(__settings, #args #(#comptime_args),*);
 
             let mut launcher = #kernel_launcher::<__R>::default();