diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index c4c4a70e2..d8b7ea609 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
       "description": "x64 SYCL",
       "inherits": "x64-debug-sycl",
       "cacheVariables": {
-        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "RelWithDebInfo"
+        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release"
       }
     }
   ]
diff --git a/bestla/CMakeLists.txt b/bestla/CMakeLists.txt
index eb7f96824..33637aea1 100644
--- a/bestla/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bestla/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ endif(UT_BUILD)
 if(BTLA_UT_BENCHMARK)
   file(GLOB ut_headers ${PROJECT_NAME}/ut/*.h)
   include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME})
+  if(NOT BTLA_SYCL)
+    list(REMOVE_ITEM benchmark_srcs ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/ut/sycl_benchmark.cpp)
+  endif()
 	add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}_benchmark ${benchmark_srcs} ${headers} ${ut_headers})
   if(BTLA_UT_OPENMP)
     include(FindOpenMP)