diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/IntrinsicCall.cpp b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/IntrinsicCall.cpp
index 1ac0627da952..178b6770d6b5 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/IntrinsicCall.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/IntrinsicCall.cpp
@@ -8332,12 +8332,7 @@ IntrinsicLibrary::genSum(mlir::Type resultType,
 
 // SYNCTHREADS
 void IntrinsicLibrary::genSyncThreads(llvm::ArrayRef<fir::ExtendedValue> args) {
-  constexpr llvm::StringLiteral funcName = "llvm.nvvm.barrier0";
-  mlir::FunctionType funcType =
-      mlir::FunctionType::get(builder.getContext(), {}, {});
-  auto funcOp = builder.createFunction(loc, funcName, funcType);
-  llvm::SmallVector<mlir::Value> noArgs;
-  builder.create<fir::CallOp>(loc, funcOp, noArgs);
+  builder.create<mlir::NVVM::Barrier0Op>(loc);
 }
 
 // SYNCTHREADS_AND
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/CUDA/cuda-device-proc.cuf b/flang/test/Lower/CUDA/cuda-device-proc.cuf
index 8f5e6dd36da4..42ee7657966e 100644
--- a/flang/test/Lower/CUDA/cuda-device-proc.cuf
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/CUDA/cuda-device-proc.cuf
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ attributes(global) subroutine devsub()
 end
 
 ! CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QPdevsub() attributes {cuf.proc_attr = #cuf.cuda_proc<global>}
-! CHECK: fir.call @llvm.nvvm.barrier0() fastmath<contract> : () -> ()
+! CHECK: nvvm.barrier0
 ! CHECK: fir.call @llvm.nvvm.bar.warp.sync(%c1{{.*}}) fastmath<contract> : (i32) -> ()
 ! CHECK: fir.call @llvm.nvvm.membar.gl() fastmath<contract> : () -> ()
 ! CHECK: fir.call @llvm.nvvm.membar.cta() fastmath<contract> : () -> ()
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ end
 
 ! CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QPhost1()
 ! CHECK: cuf.kernel
-! CHECK: fir.call @llvm.nvvm.barrier0() fastmath<contract> : () -> ()
+! CHECK: nvvm.barrier0
 ! CHECK: fir.call @llvm.nvvm.bar.warp.sync(%c1{{.*}}) fastmath<contract> : (i32) -> ()
 ! CHECK: fir.call @llvm.nvvm.barrier0.and(%c1{{.*}}) fastmath<contract> : (i32) -> i32
 ! CHECK: fir.call @llvm.nvvm.barrier0.popc(%c1{{.*}}) fastmath<contract> : (i32) -> i32