diff --git a/ci/run.sh b/ci/run.sh
index 755461e68..a98f5a965 100755
--- a/ci/run.sh
+++ b/ci/run.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if [ ! -z ${GG_BUILD_SYCL} ]; then
       exit 1
     fi
 
-    CMAKE_EXTRA="${CMAKE_EXTRA} -DLLAMA_SYCL=1 DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx"
+    CMAKE_EXTRA="${CMAKE_EXTRA} -DLLAMA_SYCL=1 DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx -DLLAMA_SYCL_F16=ON"
 fi
 ## helpers