diff --git a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/adi/adi.cc b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/adi/adi.cc
index e82238c92e..48de44b614 100644
--- a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/adi/adi.cc
+++ b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/adi/adi.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+#define CL_TARGET_OPENCL_VERSION 100
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <OpenCL/opencl.h>
 #else
diff --git a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/convolution-2d/2DConvolution.cc b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/convolution-2d/2DConvolution.cc
index 820486fa97..1698499474 100644
--- a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/convolution-2d/2DConvolution.cc
+++ b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/convolution-2d/2DConvolution.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+#define CL_TARGET_OPENCL_VERSION 100
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <OpenCL/opencl.h>
 #else
diff --git a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/convolution-3d/3DConvolution.cc b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/convolution-3d/3DConvolution.cc
index a4a70984f1..4d99428088 100644
--- a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/convolution-3d/3DConvolution.cc
+++ b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/convolution-3d/3DConvolution.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+#define CL_TARGET_OPENCL_VERSION 100
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <OpenCL/opencl.h>
 #else
diff --git a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/correlation/correlation.cc b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/correlation/correlation.cc
index 97e032442f..981185feba 100644
--- a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/correlation/correlation.cc
+++ b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/correlation/correlation.cc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <math.h>
 
 
-
+#define CL_TARGET_OPENCL_VERSION 100
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <OpenCL/opencl.h>
 #else
diff --git a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/covariance/covariance.cc b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/covariance/covariance.cc
index 993531fabc..a03349617b 100644
--- a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/covariance/covariance.cc
+++ b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/covariance/covariance.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+#define CL_TARGET_OPENCL_VERSION 100
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <OpenCL/opencl.h>
 #else
diff --git a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/fdtd-2d/fdtd2d.cc b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/fdtd-2d/fdtd2d.cc
index 19e8d7e766..4395baa1d0 100644
--- a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/fdtd-2d/fdtd2d.cc
+++ b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/fdtd-2d/fdtd2d.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+#define CL_TARGET_OPENCL_VERSION 100
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <OpenCL/opencl.h>
 #else
diff --git a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/gramschmidt/gramschmidt.cc b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/gramschmidt/gramschmidt.cc
index 9a672d182a..3883de7b4b 100644
--- a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/gramschmidt/gramschmidt.cc
+++ b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/gramschmidt/gramschmidt.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+#define CL_TARGET_OPENCL_VERSION 100
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <OpenCL/opencl.h>
 #else
diff --git a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/jacobi-1d-imper/jacobi1D.cc b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/jacobi-1d-imper/jacobi1D.cc
index 79b12c4337..f5c079a09b 100644
--- a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/jacobi-1d-imper/jacobi1D.cc
+++ b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/jacobi-1d-imper/jacobi1D.cc
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
+#define CL_TARGET_OPENCL_VERSION 100
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <OpenCL/opencl.h>
 #else
diff --git a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/jacobi-2d-imper/jacobi2D.cc b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/jacobi-2d-imper/jacobi2D.cc
index cf5d2025a6..b71fa51655 100644
--- a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/jacobi-2d-imper/jacobi2D.cc
+++ b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/jacobi-2d-imper/jacobi2D.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 //define the error threshold for the results "not matching"
 #define PERCENT_DIFF_ERROR_THRESHOLD 0.05
 
+#define CL_TARGET_OPENCL_VERSION 100
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <OpenCL/opencl.h>
 #else
diff --git a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/lu/lu.cc b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/lu/lu.cc
index 7e42fc36f3..01065dce94 100644
--- a/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/lu/lu.cc
+++ b/repos/hello_gpgpu/src/hello_gpgpu/benchmark/lu/lu.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+#define CL_TARGET_OPENCL_VERSION 100
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <OpenCL/opencl.h>
 #else