diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index be81bc8ad..11635a265 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -98,9 +98,12 @@ static int backend_ctx_find_alias_devices (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
       if (alias_device->is_cuda == true) continue;
 
-      // this lets native OpenCL runtime survive over generic OpenCL runtime
+        // this lets native OpenCL runtime survive over generic OpenCL runtime
 
-      if (alias_device->opencl_platform_vendor_id == alias_device->opencl_device_vendor_id) continue;
+      if (alias_device->opencl_device_type & CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CPU)
+      {
+        if (alias_device->opencl_platform_vendor_id == alias_device->opencl_device_vendor_id) continue;
+      }
 
       alias_device->skipped = true;