diff --git a/src/serac/numerics/functional/domain_integral_kernels.hpp b/src/serac/numerics/functional/domain_integral_kernels.hpp
index 69eec6309..6a58e02c3 100644
--- a/src/serac/numerics/functional/domain_integral_kernels.hpp
+++ b/src/serac/numerics/functional/domain_integral_kernels.hpp
@@ -268,14 +268,14 @@ void action_of_gradient_kernel(const double* dU, double* dR, derivatives_type* q
   using test_element  = finite_element<g, test>;
   using trial_element = finite_element<g, trial>;
 
-  const bool is_QOI   = (test::family == Family::QOI);
-  const int  num_qpts = num_quadrature_points(g, Q);
+  constexpr bool is_QOI   = (test::family == Family::QOI);
+  constexpr int  num_qpts = num_quadrature_points(g, Q);
 
   // mfem provides this information in 1D arrays, so we reshape it
   // into strided multidimensional arrays before using
   auto                                 du = reinterpret_cast<const typename trial_element::dof_type*>(dU);
   auto                                 dr = reinterpret_cast<typename test_element::dof_type*>(dR);
-  const TensorProductQuadratureRule<Q> rule{};
+  constexpr TensorProductQuadratureRule<Q> rule{};
 
   // for each element in the domain
   for (uint32_t e = 0; e < num_elements; e++) {
diff --git a/src/serac/physics/heat_transfer.hpp b/src/serac/physics/heat_transfer.hpp
index 9d0503f7f..d8563ed72 100644
--- a/src/serac/physics/heat_transfer.hpp
+++ b/src/serac/physics/heat_transfer.hpp
@@ -298,10 +298,9 @@ class HeatTransfer<order, dim, Parameters<parameter_space...>, std::integer_sequ
      */
     ThermalMaterialIntegrand(MaterialType material) : material_(material) {}
 
-    // Due to nvcc's lack of support for generic lambdas (i.e. functions of the form
-    // auto lambda = [](auto) {}; ), this cannot be allowed.  In order for this code
-    // to be portable to CUDA platforms, the asserts below prevent serac from compiling
-    // if such a lambda is supplied.
+    // Due to nvcc's lack of support for extended generic lambdas (i.e. functions of the form
+    // auto lambda = [] __host__ __device__ (auto) {}; ), MaterialType cannot be an extended
+    // generic lambda.  The static asserts below check this.
   private:
     class DummyArgumentType {
     };