diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/dmmv.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/dmmv.cpp
index 9623bf08a..0c3dfaa37 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/dmmv.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/dmmv.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ static void dequantize_mul_mat_vec(const void * __restrict__ vx, const dfloat *
 
     // sum up partial sums and write back result
     const int mask_start = ncols > GGML_SYCL_DMMV_X ? WARP_SIZE >> 1 : WARP_SIZE >> 2;
-#pragma unroll
     for (int mask = mask_start; mask > 0; mask >>= 1) {
         tmp +=
             dpct::permute_sub_group_by_xor(item_ct1.get_sub_group(), tmp, mask);