diff --git a/ggml-sycl.cpp b/ggml-sycl.cpp
index fcee2fe67..67282589b 100644
--- a/ggml-sycl.cpp
+++ b/ggml-sycl.cpp
@@ -17244,7 +17244,7 @@ static ggml_backend_i ggml_backend_sycl_interface = {
     /* .get_default_buffer_type = */ ggml_backend_sycl_get_default_buffer_type,
     /* .set_tensor_async        = */ ggml_backend_sycl_set_tensor_async,
     /* .get_tensor_async        = */ ggml_backend_sycl_get_tensor_async,
-    /* .cpy_tensor_async        = */ ggml_backend_sycl_cpy_tensor_async,
+    /* .cpy_tensor_async        = */ NULL, //ggml_backend_sycl_cpy_tensor_async, // TODO: update for the new interface
     /* .synchronize             = */ ggml_backend_sycl_synchronize,
     /* .graph_plan_create       = */ NULL,
     /* .graph_plan_free         = */ NULL,