diff --git a/packages/kokkos-kernels/src/sparse/KokkosSparse_sptrsv_handle.hpp b/packages/kokkos-kernels/src/sparse/KokkosSparse_sptrsv_handle.hpp
index 157c0e9e9245..33d064a4215e 100644
--- a/packages/kokkos-kernels/src/sparse/KokkosSparse_sptrsv_handle.hpp
+++ b/packages/kokkos-kernels/src/sparse/KokkosSparse_sptrsv_handle.hpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class SPTRSVHandle {
   typedef typename Kokkos::View<size_type *, HandleTempMemorySpace> nnz_row_view_temp_t;
   typedef typename Kokkos::View<size_type *, HandlePersistentMemorySpace> nnz_row_view_t;
   typedef typename nnz_row_view_t::HostMirror host_nnz_row_view_t;
+  typedef typename Kokkos::View<int *, HandlePersistentMemorySpace> int_row_view_t;
  // typedef typename row_lno_persistent_work_view_t::HostMirror row_lno_persistent_work_host_view_t; //Host view type
   typedef typename Kokkos::View<const size_type *, HandlePersistentMemorySpace, Kokkos::MemoryTraits<Kokkos::Unmanaged|Kokkos::RandomAccess>> nnz_row_unmanaged_view_t; // for rank1 subviews
 
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ class SPTRSVHandle {
 
 #ifdef KOKKOSKERNELS_ENABLE_TPL_CUSPARSE
   SPTRSVcuSparseHandleType *cuSPARSEHandle;
+  int_row_view_t tmp_int_rowmap;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef KOKKOSKERNELS_ENABLE_SUPERNODAL_SPTRSV
@@ -409,6 +411,7 @@ class SPTRSVHandle {
     require_symbolic_chain_phase(false)
 #ifdef KOKKOSKERNELS_ENABLE_TPL_CUSPARSE
     , cuSPARSEHandle(nullptr)
+    , tmp_int_rowmap()
 #endif
 #ifdef KOKKOSKERNELS_ENABLE_SUPERNODAL_SPTRSV
     , merge_supernodes (false)
@@ -832,6 +835,28 @@ class SPTRSVHandle {
   SPTRSVcuSparseHandleType *get_cuSparseHandle(){
     return this->cuSPARSEHandle;
   }
+
+  void allocate_tmp_int_rowmap (size_type N) {
+         tmp_int_rowmap = int_row_view_t(Kokkos::ViewAllocateWithoutInitializing("tmp_int_rowmap"), N);
+  }
+  template <typename RowViewType>
+  int_row_view_t get_int_rowmap_view_copy (const RowViewType & rowmap) {
+    Kokkos::deep_copy(tmp_int_rowmap, rowmap);
+    return tmp_int_rowmap;
+  }
+  template <typename RowViewType>
+  int* get_int_rowmap_ptr_copy (const RowViewType & rowmap) {
+    Kokkos::deep_copy(tmp_int_rowmap, rowmap);
+    Kokkos::fence();
+    return tmp_int_rowmap.data();
+  }
+  int_row_view_t get_int_rowmap_view () {
+    return tmp_int_rowmap;
+  }
+  int* get_int_rowmap_ptr () {
+    return tmp_int_rowmap.data();
+  }
+
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/packages/kokkos-kernels/src/sparse/impl/KokkosSparse_sptrsv_cuSPARSE_impl.hpp b/packages/kokkos-kernels/src/sparse/impl/KokkosSparse_sptrsv_cuSPARSE_impl.hpp
index 7c903b738cf7..592413534f10 100644
--- a/packages/kokkos-kernels/src/sparse/impl/KokkosSparse_sptrsv_cuSPARSE_impl.hpp
+++ b/packages/kokkos-kernels/src/sparse/impl/KokkosSparse_sptrsv_cuSPARSE_impl.hpp
@@ -92,9 +92,11 @@ namespace Impl{
     int nnz = entries.extent_int(0);
     int pBufferSize;
 
+    if (!std::is_same<size_type, int>::value)
+      sptrsv_handle->allocate_tmp_int_rowmap(row_map.extent(0));
+    const int* rm  = !std::is_same<size_type, int>::value ? sptrsv_handle->get_int_rowmap_ptr_copy(row_map) : (const int*)row_map.data();
+    const int* ent =  entries.data();
     const scalar_type* vals = values.data();
-    const size_type* rm  =  row_map.data();
-    const idx_type* ent =  entries.data(); 
 
     if (std::is_same<scalar_type,double>::value) {
     cusparseDcsrsv2_bufferSize(
@@ -221,9 +223,10 @@ namespace Impl{
 
     int nnz = entries.extent_int(0);
 
+    //const size_type* rm  =  row_map.data();
+    const int* rm  = !std::is_same<size_type, int>::value ? sptrsv_handle->get_int_rowmap_ptr() : (const int*)row_map.data();
+    const int* ent =  entries.data();
     const scalar_type* vals = values.data();
-    const size_type* rm  =  row_map.data();
-    const idx_type* ent =  entries.data(); 
     const scalar_type* bv = rhs.data();
     scalar_type* xv = lhs.data();