diff --git a/sycl/source/detail/jit_compiler.cpp b/sycl/source/detail/jit_compiler.cpp index 3b9441455f295..ec4d4b20763d8 100644 --- a/sycl/source/detail/jit_compiler.cpp +++ b/sycl/source/detail/jit_compiler.cpp @@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ jit_compiler::fuseKernels(QueueImplPtr Queue, assert(KernelCmd->isFusable()); auto *KernelCG = static_cast(&CG); - auto KernelName = KernelCG->MKernelName; + auto &KernelName = KernelCG->MKernelName; if (KernelName.empty()) { printPerformanceWarning( "Cannot fuse kernel with invalid kernel function name");