diff --git a/devito/operator/operator.py b/devito/operator/operator.py
index ec298cbfef..1e201f499d 100644
--- a/devito/operator/operator.py
+++ b/devito/operator/operator.py
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ def _build(cls, expressions, **kwargs):
 
         # Required for the jit-compilation
         op._compiler = kwargs['compiler']
+        op._language = kwargs['language']
         op._lib = None
         op._cfunction = None
 
@@ -1038,6 +1039,8 @@ def __init__(self, args, grid, op):
 
         self.allocator = op._allocator
         self.platform = op._platform
+        self.language = op._language
+        self.compiler = op._compiler
         self.options = op._options
 
     @property