diff --git a/tests/test-sampling.cpp b/tests/test-sampling.cpp
index 32e58941c..e9dd6af1b 100644
--- a/tests/test-sampling.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-sampling.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 
 #include <cmath>
 #include <numeric>
+
+#ifndef GGML_USE_SYCL
 #include <cassert>
+#endif
+
 #include <vector>
 #include <algorithm>