diff --git a/ark/include/kernels/kernel_template.in b/ark/include/kernels/kernel_template.in
index a05e143d..f0f5ec20 100644
--- a/ark/include/kernels/kernel_template.in
+++ b/ark/include/kernels/kernel_template.in
@@ -8,22 +8,24 @@ template <size_t ProcBegin, size_t ProcEnd, size_t ProcStep, size_t ProcCurrent,
           size_t NumSlots, size_t SlotNumWarps, size_t SlotSramBytes,
           void (*task)(char*, int, int, @ARG_TYPES@)>
 __forceinline__ __device__ void task_seq(char *_buf, @GLOBAL_ARGS@) {
-  if (math::geq<ProcBegin>(blockIdx.x) && math::le<ProcEnd>(blockIdx.x) &&
-      ((blockIdx.x - ProcBegin) % ProcStep == 0)) {
-    constexpr size_t SlotNumThreads = SlotNumWarps * Arch::ThreadsPerWarp;
-    constexpr size_t NumProcs = (ProcEnd - ProcBegin + ProcStep - 1) / ProcStep;
-    constexpr size_t SramBytesPerWarp = SlotSramBytes / SlotNumWarps;
-    size_t p = ((blockIdx.x + gridDim.x - ProcCurrent) % gridDim.x) / ProcStep;
-    size_t k = threadIdx.x / SlotNumThreads;
-    if constexpr (ARK_WARPS_PER_BLOCK > SlotNumWarps) {
-      if (k >= NumSlots) return;
-    }
-    size_t task_id_base = TaskBegin + p * TaskStep * TaskGranularity;
-    for (size_t t = k; ; t += NumSlots) {
-      size_t task_id = task_id_base + TaskStep *
-        (t % TaskGranularity + t / TaskGranularity * TaskGranularity * NumProcs);
-      if (task_id >= TaskEnd) break;
-      task(_buf, task_id, SramBytesPerWarp, @FUNCTION_ARGS@);
+  if constexpr (TaskBegin != TaskEnd) {
+    if (math::geq<ProcBegin>(blockIdx.x) && math::le<ProcEnd>(blockIdx.x) &&
+        ((blockIdx.x - ProcBegin) % ProcStep == 0)) {
+      constexpr size_t SlotNumThreads = SlotNumWarps * Arch::ThreadsPerWarp;
+      constexpr size_t NumProcs = (ProcEnd - ProcBegin + ProcStep - 1) / ProcStep;
+      constexpr size_t SramBytesPerWarp = SlotSramBytes / SlotNumWarps;
+      size_t p = ((blockIdx.x + gridDim.x - ProcCurrent) % gridDim.x) / ProcStep;
+      size_t k = threadIdx.x / SlotNumThreads;
+      if constexpr (ARK_WARPS_PER_BLOCK > SlotNumWarps) {
+        if (k >= NumSlots) return;
+      }
+      size_t task_id_base = TaskBegin + p * TaskStep * TaskGranularity;
+      for (size_t t = k; ; t += NumSlots) {
+        size_t task_id = task_id_base + TaskStep *
+          (t % TaskGranularity + t / TaskGranularity * TaskGranularity * NumProcs);
+        if (task_id >= TaskEnd) break;
+        task(_buf, task_id, SramBytesPerWarp, @FUNCTION_ARGS@);
+      }
     }
   }
 }