diff --git a/examples/sycl/build.sh b/examples/sycl/build.sh
index 8fe0a6790..32ad97da3 100755
--- a/examples/sycl/build.sh
+++ b/examples/sycl/build.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #  Copyright (C) 2024 Intel Corporation
 #  SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+clear
 mkdir -p build
 cd build
 source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-sycl.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-sycl.cpp
index cfa8ecd76..5d2cfdb71 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-sycl.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-sycl.cpp
@@ -1911,9 +1911,9 @@ static void soft_max_f32_submitter(const float * x, const float * mask, float *
 static void soft_max_f32_sycl(const float * x, const float * mask,
                               float * dst, const int ncols_x, const int nrows_x,
                               const int nrows_y, const float scale, const float max_bias,
-                              queue_ptr stream) {
+                              queue_ptr stream, int device_id) {
     int nth = WARP_SIZE;
-    int max_block_size = get_work_group_size(stream->get_device());
+    int max_block_size = ggml_sycl_info().work_group_size(device_id);
     while (nth < ncols_x && nth < max_block_size) nth *= 2;
     if (nth>max_block_size) nth = max_block_size;
 
@@ -2870,7 +2870,7 @@ inline void ggml_sycl_op_soft_max(ggml_backend_sycl_context & ctx, const ggml_te
     memcpy(&max_bias, dst->op_params + 1, sizeof(float));
 
     soft_max_f32_sycl(src0_dd, src1 ? src1_dd : nullptr, dst_dd, ne00,
-                      nrows_x, nrows_y, scale, max_bias, main_stream);
+                      nrows_x, nrows_y, scale, max_bias, main_stream, ctx.device);
 }
 
 inline void ggml_sycl_op_scale(ggml_backend_sycl_context & ctx, const ggml_tensor *src0, const ggml_tensor *src1,
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/common.hpp b/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/common.hpp
index 7e25bcb78..5a2f1664d 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/common.hpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/common.hpp
@@ -351,15 +351,6 @@ void ggml_backend_sycl_print_sycl_devices();
 static ggml_sycl_device_info ggml_sycl_init();
 ggml_sycl_device_info &ggml_sycl_info();
 
-// common host functions
-
-static inline int get_work_group_size(const sycl::device& device) {
-    dpct::device_info prop;
-    dpct::get_device_info(prop, device);
-    return prop.get_max_work_group_size();
-}
-
-
 // common device functions
 
 static __dpct_inline__ float warp_reduce_sum(float x,
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/norm.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/norm.cpp
index a77f7852c..3ad1131d6 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/norm.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/norm.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static void rms_norm_f32(const float* x, float* dst, const int ncols, const floa
 
 static void norm_f32_sycl(const float* x, float* dst, const int ncols,
     const int nrows, const float eps,
-    queue_ptr stream) {
+    queue_ptr stream, int device_id) {
     GGML_ASSERT(ncols % WARP_SIZE == 0);
     if (ncols < 1024) {
         const sycl::range<3> block_dims(1, 1, WARP_SIZE);
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static void norm_f32_sycl(const float* x, float* dst, const int ncols,
             });
     }
     else {
-        const int work_group_size = get_work_group_size(stream->get_device());
+        const int work_group_size = ggml_sycl_info().work_group_size(device_id);
         const sycl::range<3> block_dims(1, 1, work_group_size);
         /*
         DPCT1049:17: The work-group size passed to the SYCL kernel may exceed
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void norm_f32_sycl(const float* x, float* dst, const int ncols,
 
 static void group_norm_f32_sycl(const float* x, float* dst,
     const int num_groups, const int group_size,
-    const int ne_elements, queue_ptr stream) {
+    const int ne_elements, queue_ptr stream, int device_id) {
     static const float eps = 1e-6f;
     if (group_size < 1024) {
         const sycl::range<3> block_dims(1, 1, WARP_SIZE);
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static void group_norm_f32_sycl(const float* x, float* dst,
             });
     }
     else {
-        const int work_group_size = get_work_group_size(stream->get_device());
+        const int work_group_size = ggml_sycl_info().work_group_size(device_id);
         const sycl::range<3> block_dims(1, 1, work_group_size);
         /*
         DPCT1049:18: The work-group size passed to the SYCL kernel may exceed
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void group_norm_f32_sycl(const float* x, float* dst,
 
 static void rms_norm_f32_sycl(const float* x, float* dst, const int ncols,
     const int nrows, const float eps,
-    queue_ptr stream) {
+    queue_ptr stream, int device_id) {
     GGML_ASSERT(ncols % WARP_SIZE == 0);
     // printf("%s ncols=%d, nrows=%d, WARP_SIZE=%d\n", __func__, ncols, nrows, WARP_SIZE);
     if (ncols < 1024) {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static void rms_norm_f32_sycl(const float* x, float* dst, const int ncols,
             });
     }
     else {
-        const int work_group_size = get_work_group_size(stream->get_device());
+        const int work_group_size = ggml_sycl_info().work_group_size(device_id);
         const sycl::range<3> block_dims(1, 1, work_group_size);
         /*
         DPCT1049:19: The work-group size passed to the SYCL kernel may exceed
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ void ggml_sycl_op_norm(ggml_backend_sycl_context& ctx, const ggml_tensor* src0,
     float eps;
     memcpy(&eps, dst->op_params, sizeof(float));
 
-    norm_f32_sycl(src0_dd, dst_dd, ne00, nrows, eps, main_stream);
+    norm_f32_sycl(src0_dd, dst_dd, ne00, nrows, eps, main_stream, ctx.device);
 
     (void)src1;
     (void)dst;
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ void ggml_sycl_op_group_norm(ggml_backend_sycl_context& ctx, const ggml_tensor*
 
     int num_groups = dst->op_params[0];
     int group_size = src0->ne[0] * src0->ne[1] * ((src0->ne[2] + num_groups - 1) / num_groups);
-    group_norm_f32_sycl(src0_dd, dst_dd, num_groups, group_size, src0->ne[0] * src0->ne[1] * src0->ne[2], main_stream);
+    group_norm_f32_sycl(src0_dd, dst_dd, num_groups, group_size, src0->ne[0] * src0->ne[1] * src0->ne[2], main_stream, ctx.device);
 
     (void)src1;
     (void)dst;
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void ggml_sycl_op_rms_norm(ggml_backend_sycl_context& ctx, const ggml_tensor* sr
     float eps;
     memcpy(&eps, dst->op_params, sizeof(float));
 
-    rms_norm_f32_sycl(src0_dd, dst_dd, ne00, nrows, eps, main_stream);
+    rms_norm_f32_sycl(src0_dd, dst_dd, ne00, nrows, eps, main_stream, ctx.device);
 
     (void)src1;
     (void)dst;