diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index be428e28e..35fe8027b 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -505,15 +505,15 @@ static inline __m256 sum_i16_pairs_float(const __m256i x) {
 
 // multiply int8_t, add results pairwise twice and return as float vector
 static inline __m256 mul_sum_i8_pairs_float(const __m256i x, const __m256i y) {
-#if __AVXVNNIINT8__
-    const __m256i zero = _mm256_setzero_si256();
-    const __m256i summed_pairs = _mm256_dpbssd_epi32(zero, x, y);
-    return _mm256_cvtepi32_ps(summed_pairs);
-#else
     // Get absolute values of x vectors
     const __m256i ax = _mm256_sign_epi8(x, x);
     // Sign the values of the y vectors
     const __m256i sy = _mm256_sign_epi8(y, x);
+#if __AVXVNNI__
+    const __m256i zero = _mm256_setzero_si256();
+    const __m256i summed_pairs = _mm256_dpbusd_epi32(zero, ax, sy);
+    return _mm256_cvtepi32_ps(summed_pairs);
+#else
     // Perform multiplication and create 16-bit values
     const __m256i dot = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(ax, sy);
     return sum_i16_pairs_float(dot);