diff --git a/.devops/llama-cli-intel.Dockerfile b/.devops/llama-cli-intel.Dockerfile
index 5018c472b3c5a..a76af20bd322d 100644
--- a/.devops/llama-cli-intel.Dockerfile
+++ b/.devops/llama-cli-intel.Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN if [ "${LLAMA_SYCL_F16}" = "ON" ]; then \
         echo "LLAMA_SYCL_F16 is set" && \
         export OPT_SYCL_F16="-DLLAMA_SYCL_F16=ON"; \
     fi && \
-    cmake -B build -DLLAMA_SYCL=ON ${OPT_SYCL_F16} && \
+    cmake -B build -DLLAMA_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icx ${OPT_SYCL_F16} && \
     cmake --build build --config Release --target llama-cli
 
 FROM intel/oneapi-basekit:$ONEAPI_VERSION as runtime
diff --git a/examples/sycl/win-build-sycl.bat b/examples/sycl/win-build-sycl.bat
index b8037aae8c4ef..0fafc967f8f95 100644
--- a/examples/sycl/win-build-sycl.bat
+++ b/examples/sycl/win-build-sycl.bat
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto ERROR
 
 ::  for FP16
 ::  faster for long-prompt inference
-::  cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" ..  -DLLAMA_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icx -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLLAMA_SYCL_F16=ON
+::  cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" ..  -DLLAMA_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icx -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLLAMA_SYCL_F16=ON
 
 ::  for FP32
-cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" ..  -DLLAMA_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icx -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" ..  -DLLAMA_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icx -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto ERROR
 ::  build example/main only
 ::  make main