diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 22e8b219dd88..41f1b1f48a9c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ if(PLUGIN_SYCL)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE
       "icpx <FLAGS> <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> -qopenmp <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS> -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY
-      "icpx <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS> -qopenmp <LANGUAGE_COMPILE_FLAGS> \
+      "icpx -shared <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS> -qopenmp <LANGUAGE_COMPILE_FLAGS> \
       <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS> <SONAME_FLAG>,<TARGET_SONAME> \
       -o <TARGET> <OBJECTS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
 endif()