diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/OpenMP/IR/OpenMPDialect.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/OpenMP/IR/OpenMPDialect.cpp
index 533319c5a8fbb..f60668dd0cf99 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/OpenMP/IR/OpenMPDialect.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/OpenMP/IR/OpenMPDialect.cpp
@@ -1964,6 +1964,39 @@ LogicalResult CriticalOp::verifySymbolUses(SymbolTableCollection &symbolTable) {
 // Ordered construct
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
+static LogicalResult verifyOrderedParent(Operation &op) {
+  bool hasRegion = op.getNumRegions() > 0;
+  auto loopOp = op.getParentOfType<LoopNestOp>();
+  if (!loopOp) {
+    if (hasRegion)
+      return success();
+
+    // TODO: Consider if this needs to be the case only for the standalone
+    // variant of the ordered construct.
+    return op.emitOpError() << "must be nested inside of a loop";
+  }
+
+  Operation *wrapper = loopOp->getParentOp();
+  if (auto wsloopOp = dyn_cast<WsloopOp>(wrapper)) {
+    IntegerAttr orderedAttr = wsloopOp.getOrderedValAttr();
+    if (!orderedAttr)
+      return op.emitOpError() << "the enclosing worksharing-loop region must "
+                                 "have an ordered clause";
+
+    if (hasRegion && orderedAttr.getInt() != 0)
+      return op.emitOpError() << "the enclosing loop's ordered clause must not "
+                                 "have a parameter present";
+
+    if (!hasRegion && orderedAttr.getInt() == 0)
+      return op.emitOpError() << "the enclosing loop's ordered clause must "
+                                 "have a parameter present";
+  } else if (!isa<SimdOp>(wrapper)) {
+    return op.emitOpError() << "must be nested inside of a worksharing, simd "
+                               "or worksharing simd loop";
+  }
+  return success();
+}
+
 void OrderedOp::build(OpBuilder &builder, OperationState &state,
                       const OrderedOpClauseOps &clauses) {
   OrderedOp::build(builder, state, clauses.doacrossDependTypeAttr,
@@ -1971,14 +2004,11 @@ void OrderedOp::build(OpBuilder &builder, OperationState &state,
 }
 
 LogicalResult OrderedOp::verify() {
-  auto container = (*this)->getParentOfType<WsloopOp>();
-  if (!container || !container.getOrderedValAttr() ||
-      container.getOrderedValAttr().getInt() == 0)
-    return emitOpError() << "ordered depend directive must be closely "
-                         << "nested inside a worksharing-loop with ordered "
-                         << "clause with parameter present";
-
-  if (container.getOrderedValAttr().getInt() != (int64_t)*getNumLoopsVal())
+  if (failed(verifyOrderedParent(**this)))
+    return failure();
+
+  auto wrapper = (*this)->getParentOfType<WsloopOp>();
+  if (!wrapper || *wrapper.getOrderedVal() != *getNumLoopsVal())
     return emitOpError() << "number of variables in depend clause does not "
                          << "match number of iteration variables in the "
                          << "doacross loop";
@@ -1996,15 +2026,7 @@ LogicalResult OrderedRegionOp::verify() {
   if (getSimd())
     return failure();
 
-  if (auto container = (*this)->getParentOfType<WsloopOp>()) {
-    if (!container.getOrderedValAttr() ||
-        container.getOrderedValAttr().getInt() != 0)
-      return emitOpError() << "ordered region must be closely nested inside "
-                           << "a worksharing-loop region with an ordered "
-                           << "clause without parameter present";
-  }
-
-  return success();
+  return verifyOrderedParent(**this);
 }
 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
@@ -2149,15 +2171,19 @@ LogicalResult CancelOp::verify() {
                          << "inside a parallel region";
   }
   if (cct == ClauseCancellationConstructType::Loop) {
-    if (!isa<WsloopOp>(parentOp)) {
-      return emitOpError() << "cancel loop must appear "
-                           << "inside a worksharing-loop region";
+    auto loopOp = dyn_cast<LoopNestOp>(parentOp);
+    auto wsloopOp = llvm::dyn_cast_if_present<WsloopOp>(
+        loopOp ? loopOp->getParentOp() : nullptr);
+
+    if (!wsloopOp) {
+      return emitOpError()
+             << "cancel loop must appear inside a worksharing-loop region";
     }
-    if (cast<WsloopOp>(parentOp).getNowaitAttr()) {
+    if (wsloopOp.getNowaitAttr()) {
       return emitError() << "A worksharing construct that is canceled "
                          << "must not have a nowait clause";
     }
-    if (cast<WsloopOp>(parentOp).getOrderedValAttr()) {
+    if (wsloopOp.getOrderedValAttr()) {
       return emitError() << "A worksharing construct that is canceled "
                          << "must not have an ordered clause";
     }
@@ -2195,7 +2221,7 @@ LogicalResult CancellationPointOp::verify() {
                          << "inside a parallel region";
   }
   if ((cct == ClauseCancellationConstructType::Loop) &&
-      !isa<WsloopOp>(parentOp)) {
+      (!isa<LoopNestOp>(parentOp) || !isa<WsloopOp>(parentOp->getParentOp()))) {
     return emitOpError() << "cancellation point loop must appear "
                          << "inside a worksharing-loop region";
   }
diff --git a/mlir/test/Dialect/OpenMP/invalid.mlir b/mlir/test/Dialect/OpenMP/invalid.mlir
index 920d72f066192..e329b3010017c 100644
--- a/mlir/test/Dialect/OpenMP/invalid.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Dialect/OpenMP/invalid.mlir
@@ -748,10 +748,10 @@ omp.critical.declare @mutex hint(invalid_hint)
 
 // -----
 
-func.func @omp_ordered1(%arg1 : i32, %arg2 : i32, %arg3 : i32) -> () {
-  omp.wsloop ordered(1) {
-    omp.loop_nest (%0) : i32 = (%arg1) to (%arg2) step (%arg3) {
-      // expected-error @below {{ordered region must be closely nested inside a worksharing-loop region with an ordered clause without parameter present}}
+func.func @omp_ordered_region1(%x : i32) -> () {
+  omp.distribute {
+    omp.loop_nest (%i) : i32 = (%x) to (%x) step (%x) {
+      // expected-error @below {{op must be nested inside of a worksharing, simd or worksharing simd loop}}
       omp.ordered.region {
         omp.terminator
       }
@@ -764,10 +764,26 @@ func.func @omp_ordered1(%arg1 : i32, %arg2 : i32, %arg3 : i32) -> () {
 
 // -----
 
-func.func @omp_ordered2(%arg1 : i32, %arg2 : i32, %arg3 : i32) -> () {
+func.func @omp_ordered_region2(%x : i32) -> () {
   omp.wsloop {
-    omp.loop_nest (%0) : i32 = (%arg1) to (%arg2) step (%arg3) {
-      // expected-error @below {{ordered region must be closely nested inside a worksharing-loop region with an ordered clause without parameter present}}
+    omp.loop_nest (%i) : i32 = (%x) to (%x) step (%x) {
+      // expected-error @below {{the enclosing worksharing-loop region must have an ordered clause}}
+      omp.ordered.region {
+        omp.terminator
+      }
+      omp.yield
+    }
+    omp.terminator
+  }
+  return
+}
+
+// -----
+
+func.func @omp_ordered_region3(%x : i32) -> () {
+  omp.wsloop ordered(1) {
+    omp.loop_nest (%i) : i32 = (%x) to (%x) step (%x) {
+      // expected-error @below {{the enclosing loop's ordered clause must not have a parameter present}}
       omp.ordered.region {
         omp.terminator
       }
@@ -780,26 +796,54 @@ func.func @omp_ordered2(%arg1 : i32, %arg2 : i32, %arg3 : i32) -> () {
 
 // -----
 
-func.func @omp_ordered3(%vec0 : i64) -> () {
-  // expected-error @below {{ordered depend directive must be closely nested inside a worksharing-loop with ordered clause with parameter present}}
+func.func @omp_ordered1(%vec0 : i64) -> () {
+  // expected-error @below {{op must be nested inside of a loop}}
   omp.ordered depend_type(dependsink) depend_vec(%vec0 : i64) {num_loops_val = 1 : i64}
   return
 }
 
 // -----
 
+func.func @omp_ordered2(%arg1 : i32, %arg2 : i32, %arg3 : i32, %vec0 : i64) -> () {
+  omp.distribute {
+    omp.loop_nest (%0) : i32 = (%arg1) to (%arg2) step (%arg3) {
+      // expected-error @below {{op must be nested inside of a worksharing, simd or worksharing simd loop}}
+      omp.ordered depend_type(dependsink) depend_vec(%vec0 : i64) {num_loops_val = 1 : i64}
+      omp.yield
+    }
+    omp.terminator
+  }
+  return
+}
+
+// -----
+
+func.func @omp_ordered3(%arg1 : i32, %arg2 : i32, %arg3 : i32, %vec0 : i64) -> () {
+  omp.wsloop {
+    omp.loop_nest (%0) : i32 = (%arg1) to (%arg2) step (%arg3) {
+      // expected-error @below {{the enclosing worksharing-loop region must have an ordered clause}}
+      omp.ordered depend_type(dependsink) depend_vec(%vec0 : i64) {num_loops_val = 1 : i64}
+      omp.yield
+    }
+    omp.terminator
+  }
+  return
+}
+
+// -----
+
 func.func @omp_ordered4(%arg1 : i32, %arg2 : i32, %arg3 : i32, %vec0 : i64) -> () {
   omp.wsloop ordered(0) {
     omp.loop_nest (%0) : i32 = (%arg1) to (%arg2) step (%arg3) {
-      // expected-error @below {{ordered depend directive must be closely nested inside a worksharing-loop with ordered clause with parameter present}}
+      // expected-error @below {{the enclosing loop's ordered clause must have a parameter present}}
       omp.ordered depend_type(dependsink) depend_vec(%vec0 : i64) {num_loops_val = 1 : i64}
-
       omp.yield
     }
     omp.terminator
   }
   return
 }
+
 // -----
 
 func.func @omp_ordered5(%arg1 : i32, %arg2 : i32, %arg3 : i32, %vec0 : i64, %vec1 : i64) -> () {
@@ -807,7 +851,6 @@ func.func @omp_ordered5(%arg1 : i32, %arg2 : i32, %arg3 : i32, %vec0 : i64, %vec
     omp.loop_nest (%0) : i32 = (%arg1) to (%arg2) step (%arg3) {
       // expected-error @below {{number of variables in depend clause does not match number of iteration variables in the doacross loop}}
       omp.ordered depend_type(dependsource) depend_vec(%vec0, %vec1 : i64, i64) {num_loops_val = 2 : i64}
-
       omp.yield
     }
     omp.terminator