diff --git a/python/dune/perftool/cgen/clazz.py b/python/dune/perftool/cgen/clazz.py
index dca212eca2aecee421bee757c900f2f1778949d8..79e3b57f746bc51a05924fa7bb5114784a0c2c19 100644
--- a/python/dune/perftool/cgen/clazz.py
+++ b/python/dune/perftool/cgen/clazz.py
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ class BaseClass(Generable):
 
 
 class ClassMember(Generable):
-    def __init__(self, member, access=AccessModifier.PUBLIC):
+    def __init__(self, member, access=AccessModifier.PUBLIC, name=None):
         self.member = member
         self.access = access
+        self.name = name
 
         if isinstance(member, str):
             from cgen import Line
diff --git a/python/dune/perftool/pdelab/localoperator.py b/python/dune/perftool/pdelab/localoperator.py
index b205b34c4f48fcd0df5bdfdae3213d8c2c929969..e78bb6c209e8613c8e582b55c5e9f58ceb86cb0c 100644
--- a/python/dune/perftool/pdelab/localoperator.py
+++ b/python/dune/perftool/pdelab/localoperator.py
@@ -613,8 +613,6 @@ class TimerMethod(ClassMember):
 
 class LoopyKernelMethod(ClassMember):
     def __init__(self, signature, kernel, add_timings=True, initializer_list=[]):
-        self.name = kernel.name
-
         from loopy import generate_body
         from cgen import LiteralLines, Block
         content = signature
@@ -655,7 +653,7 @@ class LoopyKernelMethod(ClassMember):
                 content.append('  ' + 'HP_TIMER_STOP({});'.format(timer_name))
 
         content.append('}')
-        ClassMember.__init__(self, content)
+        ClassMember.__init__(self, content, name=kernel.name)
 
 
 def cgen_class_from_cache(tag, members=[]):