diff --git a/lib/kokkos/Makefile.kokkos b/lib/kokkos/Makefile.kokkos
index af2a617752bcb530af07806498d10a2bb9e567b7..c01ceaf64d88b569072b6fbddbe771e456e725ef 100644
--- a/lib/kokkos/Makefile.kokkos
+++ b/lib/kokkos/Makefile.kokkos
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ KOKKOS_USE_TPLS ?= ""
 #Options: c++11
 KOKKOS_CXX_STANDARD ?= "c++11"
 #Options: aggressive_vectorization,disable_profiling
-KOKKOS_OPTIONS ?= "aggressive_vectorization"
+KOKKOS_OPTIONS ?= ""
 
 #Default settings specific options
 #Options: force_uvm,use_ldg,rdc,enable_lambda