diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/common.hpp b/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/common.hpp
index 72914a9c43aa9..68d41411b5ece 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/common.hpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-sycl/common.hpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ inline sycl::vec<Tp, n> vec_aligned_load(const Tp* aligned_ptr) {
 }
 
 // Helper for accessing pointers with no warnings
-template <typename Tp, int dim = 1>
+template <typename Tp, int dim>
 static __dpct_inline__ Tp* get_pointer(sycl::local_accessor<Tp, dim> acc) {
     return acc.template get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::no>().get();
 }