diff --git a/src/solvers/petsc_linear_solver.C b/src/solvers/petsc_linear_solver.C
index 81bea18e840..65a51b2b75b 100644
--- a/src/solvers/petsc_linear_solver.C
+++ b/src/solvers/petsc_linear_solver.C
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 #include "libmesh/enum_solver_type.h"
 #include "libmesh/enum_convergence_flags.h"
 
+#ifdef LIBMESH_HAVE_PETSC_HYPRE
+#include <HYPRE_utilities.h>
+#endif
+
 // C++ includes
 #include <memory>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -571,6 +575,19 @@ PetscLinearSolver<T>::solve_base (SparseMatrix<T> * matrix,
   // Allow command line options to override anything set programmatically.
   LibmeshPetscCall(KSPSetFromOptions(_ksp));
 
+#if defined(LIBMESH_HAVE_PETSC_HYPRE) && !PETSC_VERSION_LESS_THAN(3,12,0) && defined(PETSC_HAVE_HYPRE_DEVICE)
+  {
+    // Make sure hypre has been initialized
+    LibmeshPetscCallExternal(HYPRE_Initialize);
+    PetscScalar * dummyarray;
+    PetscMemType mtype;
+    LibmeshPetscCall(VecGetArrayAndMemType(solution->vec(), &dummyarray, &mtype));
+    LibmeshPetscCall(VecRestoreArrayAndMemType(solution->vec(), &dummyarray));
+    if (PetscMemTypeHost(mtype))
+      LibmeshPetscCallExternal(HYPRE_SetMemoryLocation, HYPRE_MEMORY_HOST);
+  }
+#endif
+
   // If the SolverConfiguration object is provided, use it to override
   // solver options.
   if (this->_solver_configuration)
diff --git a/src/solvers/petsc_nonlinear_solver.C b/src/solvers/petsc_nonlinear_solver.C
index 79e3a980707..37a8578661f 100644
--- a/src/solvers/petsc_nonlinear_solver.C
+++ b/src/solvers/petsc_nonlinear_solver.C
@@ -1073,22 +1073,17 @@ PetscNonlinearSolver<T>::solve (SparseMatrix<T> &  pre_in,  // System Preconditi
 #endif
   LibmeshPetscCall(SNESSetFromOptions(_snes));
 
-#if defined(LIBMESH_HAVE_PETSC_HYPRE) && !PETSC_VERSION_LESS_THAN(3,12,0)
-  // The above call set our PC type. If we're a hypre type we have to ensure that hypre is deployed
-  // in the same memory space as our vector types
-  PC pc;
-  LibmeshPetscCall(KSPGetPC(ksp, &pc));
-  PetscBool is_hypre;
-  LibmeshPetscCall(PetscObjectTypeCompare((PetscObject)pc, PCHYPRE, &is_hypre));
-  if (is_hypre == PETSC_TRUE)
-    {
-      PetscScalar * dummyarray;
-      PetscMemType mtype;
-      LibmeshPetscCall(VecGetArrayAndMemType(x->vec(), &dummyarray, &mtype));
-      LibmeshPetscCall(VecRestoreArrayAndMemType(x->vec(), &dummyarray));
-      if (PetscMemTypeHost(mtype))
-        LibmeshPetscCallExternal(HYPRE_SetMemoryLocation, HYPRE_MEMORY_HOST);
-    }
+#if defined(LIBMESH_HAVE_PETSC_HYPRE) && !PETSC_VERSION_LESS_THAN(3,12,0) && defined(PETSC_HAVE_HYPRE_DEVICE)
+  {
+    // Make sure hypre has been initialized
+    LibmeshPetscCallExternal(HYPRE_Initialize);
+    PetscScalar * dummyarray;
+    PetscMemType mtype;
+    LibmeshPetscCall(VecGetArrayAndMemType(x->vec(), &dummyarray, &mtype));
+    LibmeshPetscCall(VecRestoreArrayAndMemType(x->vec(), &dummyarray));
+    if (PetscMemTypeHost(mtype))
+      LibmeshPetscCallExternal(HYPRE_SetMemoryLocation, HYPRE_MEMORY_HOST);
+  }
 #endif
 
   if (this->user_presolve)