diff --git a/numba_dpex/core/parfors/kernel_templates/reduction_template.py b/numba_dpex/core/parfors/kernel_templates/reduction_template.py
index 96b8913106..34b637412f 100644
--- a/numba_dpex/core/parfors/kernel_templates/reduction_template.py
+++ b/numba_dpex/core/parfors/kernel_templates/reduction_template.py
@@ -278,10 +278,13 @@ def _generate_kernel_stub_as_string(self):
         )
 
         for redvar in self._redvars:
+            rtyp = str(self._typemap[redvar])
             legal_redvar = self._redvars_dict[redvar]
             gufunc_txt += "        "
             gufunc_txt += legal_redvar + " = "
-            gufunc_txt += f"{self._parfor_reddict[redvar].init_val}\n"
+            gufunc_txt += (
+                f"dpnp.{rtyp}({self._parfor_reddict[redvar].init_val})\n"
+            )
 
         gufunc_txt += (
             "        "
@@ -290,32 +293,17 @@ def _generate_kernel_stub_as_string(self):
             + f"{self._global_size_var_name[0]} + j\n"
         )
 
-        for redvar in self._redvars:
-            rtyp = str(self._typemap[redvar])
-            redvar = self._redvars_dict[redvar]
-            gufunc_txt += (
-                "        "
-                + f"local_sums_{redvar} = "
-                + f"dpex.local.array(1, dpnp.{rtyp})\n"
-            )
-
         gufunc_txt += "        " + self._sentinel_name + " = 0\n"
 
-        for i, redvar in enumerate(self._redvars):
-            legal_redvar = self._redvars_dict[redvar]
-            gufunc_txt += (
-                "        " + f"local_sums_{legal_redvar}[0] = {legal_redvar}\n"
-            )
-
         for i, redvar in enumerate(self._redvars):
             legal_redvar = self._redvars_dict[redvar]
             redop = self._parfor_reddict[redvar].redop
             if redop == operator.iadd:
                 gufunc_txt += f"        {self._final_sum_var_name[i]}[0] +=  \
-                    local_sums_{legal_redvar}[0]\n"
+                    {legal_redvar}\n"
             elif redop == operator.imul:
                 gufunc_txt += f"        {self._final_sum_var_name[i]}[0] *=  \
-                    local_sums_{legal_redvar}[0]\n"
+                    {legal_redvar}\n"
             else:
                 raise NotImplementedError