diff --git a/samples/nvopencl/nvopencl.cpp b/samples/nvopencl/nvopencl.cpp
index caba2c305f..c881c738aa 100644
--- a/samples/nvopencl/nvopencl.cpp
+++ b/samples/nvopencl/nvopencl.cpp
@@ -733,10 +733,10 @@ int check_device_capability(size_t *globalThreads, size_t *localThreads) {
     globalThreads[0] = width*height; // # of threads associated with global matrixSize.
     localThreads[0]  = 1;  // # of threads associated with local matrixSize.
 
-    if (globalThreads[0] > maxWorkItemSizes[0] || localThreads[0] > maxWorkGroupSize) {
+    /*if (globalThreads[0] > maxWorkItemSizes[0] || localThreads[0] > maxWorkGroupSize) {
         printf("Unsupported: Device does not support requested number of work items.");
         return 1;
-    }
+    }*/
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -752,9 +752,9 @@ int run_GEStep1A_kernel(cl_float * AI, int i, int n2, int lda2) {
     size_t localThreads[1]; //1 matrixSize
     cl_event events[2];
 
-    /*if (check_device_capability(globalThreads,localThreads) == 1) {
+    if (check_device_capability(globalThreads,localThreads) == 1) {
         return 1;
-    }*/
+    }
 
     /* 
 	 * the input array to the kernel. This array will eventually be modified
@@ -853,9 +853,9 @@ int run_GEStep2_kernel(cl_float * AI, cl_float diag, int i, int n2, int lda2) {
     size_t localThreads[1]; //1 matrixSize
     cl_event events[2];
 
-    /*if (check_device_capability(globalThreads,localThreads) == 1) {
+    if (check_device_capability(globalThreads,localThreads) == 1) {
         return 1;
-    }*/
+    }
 
     /* 
 	 * the input array to the kernel. This array will eventually be modified 
@@ -962,9 +962,9 @@ int run_GEStep3_kernel(cl_float * AI, int i, int n2, int lda2) {
     size_t localThreads[1]; //1 matrixSize
     cl_event events[2];
 
-    /*if (check_device_capability(globalThreads,localThreads) == 1) {
+    if (check_device_capability(globalThreads,localThreads) == 1) {
         return 1;
-    }*/
+    }
 
     /* 
 	 * The input array to the kernel. This array will eventually be modified