diff --git a/ext/InterpolationsRegridderExt.jl b/ext/InterpolationsRegridderExt.jl
index f64447aa..784e6191 100644
--- a/ext/InterpolationsRegridderExt.jl
+++ b/ext/InterpolationsRegridderExt.jl
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Interpolations as Intp
 import ClimaCore
 import ClimaCore.Fields: Adapt
 import ClimaCore.Fields: ClimaComms
+import ClimaCore.Fields: zeros
 
 import ClimaUtilities.Regridders
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ struct InterpolationsRegridder{
     SPACE <: ClimaCore.Spaces.AbstractSpace,
     FIELD <: ClimaCore.Fields.Field,
     BC,
+    GITP,
 } <: Regridders.AbstractRegridder
 
     """ClimaCore.Space where the output Field will be defined"""
@@ -22,6 +24,10 @@ struct InterpolationsRegridder{
 
     """Tuple of extrapolation conditions as accepted by Interpolations.jl"""
     extrapolation_bc::BC
+
+    # This is needed because Adapt moves from CPU to GPU and allocates new memory
+    """Preallocated area of memory where to store the GPU interpolant (if needed)"""
+    _gpuitp::GITP
 end
 
 # Note, we swap Lat and Long! This is because according to the CF conventions longitude
@@ -69,7 +75,12 @@ function Regridders.InterpolationsRegridder(
         end
     end
 
-    return InterpolationsRegridder(target_space, coordinates, extrapolation_bc)
+    return InterpolationsRegridder(
+        target_space,
+        coordinates,
+        extrapolation_bc,
+        zeros(target_space),
+    )
 end
 
 """
@@ -90,7 +101,8 @@ function Regridders.regrid(regridder::InterpolationsRegridder, data, dimensions)
     )
 
     # Move it to GPU (if needed)
-    gpuitp = Adapt.adapt(ClimaComms.array_type(regridder.target_space), itp)
+    itp._gpuitp .=
+        Adapt.adapt(ClimaComms.array_type(regridder.target_space), itp)
 
     return map(regridder.coordinates) do coord
         gpuitp(totuple(coord)...)