diff --git a/cx2t/src/claw/wani/transformation/ll/caching/Kcaching.java b/cx2t/src/claw/wani/transformation/ll/caching/Kcaching.java
index f3bb02f8b..b8ab0c8f7 100644
--- a/cx2t/src/claw/wani/transformation/ll/caching/Kcaching.java
+++ b/cx2t/src/claw/wani/transformation/ll/caching/Kcaching.java
@@ -259,10 +259,13 @@ private List<Integer> generateInferredOffsets(XcodeProgram xcodeml,
   {
     Xid id = fctDef.getSymbolTable().get(var);
     if(id == null) {
-      throw new IllegalTransformationException("Variable " + var +
-          " defined in the data clause has not been found",
-          _claw.getPragma().lineNo()
-      );
+      id = fctDef.findParentModule().getSymbolTable().get(var);
+      if(id == null) {
+        throw new IllegalTransformationException("Variable " + var +
+                " defined in the data clause has not been found",
+                _claw.getPragma().lineNo()
+        );
+      }
     }
     FbasicType basicType = xcodeml.getTypeTable().getBasicType(id);
     int dim = basicType.getDimensions();
diff --git a/test/claw/directive/kcache6/helper_module.f90 b/test/claw/directive/kcache6/helper_module.f90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa6d9f16c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/claw/directive/kcache6/helper_module.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+!
+! This file is released under terms of BSD license
+! See LICENSE file for more information
+!
+! Helper module to provide some arrays that can be imported
+!
+module helper_module
+  implicit none
+
+  public
+  real(KIND=8) :: array1(10,20)
+  real(KIND=8) :: array2(10,20)
+  real(KIND=8) :: array3(10,20)
+
+end module helper_module
diff --git a/test/claw/directive/kcache6/main.f90 b/test/claw/directive/kcache6/main.f90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a69ed978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/claw/directive/kcache6/main.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+!
+! This file is released under terms of BSD license
+! See LICENSE file for more information
+!
+! Entry point for the module test
+!
+PROGRAM claw_test
+  USE kcache_module, ONLY: kcache
+    
+  CALL kcache()
+END PROGRAM claw_test
diff --git a/test/claw/directive/kcache6/original_code.f90 b/test/claw/directive/kcache6/original_code.f90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec30bdfdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/claw/directive/kcache6/original_code.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+!
+! This file is released under terms of BSD license
+! See LICENSE file for more information
+!
+! Simple program to test the kcache directive
+!
+
+MODULE kcache_module
+USE helper_module, ONLY: array1, array2, array3
+
+contains
+
+SUBROUTINE kcache()
+
+  INTEGER :: i,j
+
+  DO i = 1,10
+    DO j = 1,20
+      array1(i,j) = 1.0
+      array2(i,j) = 2.0
+      array3(i,j) = 3.0
+    END DO
+  END DO
+
+  DO i = 1,10
+    DO j = 2,20
+      !$claw kcache data(array2, array3)
+      !$claw kcache data(array1) offset(0,-1)
+      array1(i,j) = array1(i,j-1) * 2.0
+      array2(i,j) = array2(i,j) * 2.0 + array1(i,j-1)
+      array3(i,j) = array3(i,j) * 2.0 + array1(i,j-1) + array2(i,j)
+      array1(i,j-1) = array2(i,j)
+    END DO
+  END DO
+  PRINT*, SUM(array1)
+  PRINT*, SUM(array2)
+  PRINT*, SUM(array3)
+END SUBROUTINE kcache
+
+END MODULE kcache_module
diff --git a/test/claw/directive/kcache6/reference.f90 b/test/claw/directive/kcache6/reference.f90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e1f40ba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/claw/directive/kcache6/reference.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+MODULE kcache_module
+ USE helper_module , ONLY: array1 , array2 , array3
+
+CONTAINS
+ SUBROUTINE kcache ( )
+
+  INTEGER :: i
+  INTEGER :: j
+  REAL ( KIND= 8 ) :: array2_k
+  REAL ( KIND= 8 ) :: array3_k
+  REAL ( KIND= 8 ) :: array1_k_m1
+
+  DO i = 1 , 10 , 1
+   DO j = 1 , 20 , 1
+    array1 ( i , j ) = 1.0
+    array2 ( i , j ) = 2.0
+    array3 ( i , j ) = 3.0
+   END DO
+  END DO
+  DO i = 1 , 10 , 1
+   DO j = 2 , 20 , 1
+    array1_k_m1 = array1 ( i , j - 1 ) * 2.0
+    array1 ( i , j ) = array1_k_m1
+    array2_k = array2 ( i , j ) * 2.0 + array1_k_m1
+    array2 ( i , j ) = array2_k
+    array3_k = array3 ( i , j ) * 2.0 + array1_k_m1 + array2_k
+    array3 ( i , j ) = array3_k
+    array1_k_m1 = array2_k
+   END DO
+  END DO
+  PRINT * , sum ( array1 )
+  PRINT * , sum ( array2 )
+  PRINT * , sum ( array3 )
+ END SUBROUTINE kcache
+
+END MODULE kcache_module
+