diff --git a/intern/cycles/device/oneapi/device_impl.cpp b/intern/cycles/device/oneapi/device_impl.cpp
index 4d36c432de5..e250a53f377 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/device/oneapi/device_impl.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/device/oneapi/device_impl.cpp
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ int OneapiDevice::get_num_multiprocessors()
   if (device.has(sycl::aspect::ext_intel_gpu_eu_count)) {
     return device.get_info<sycl::ext::intel::info::device::gpu_eu_count>();
   }
-  return 0;
+  return device.get_info<sycl::info::device::max_compute_units>();
 }
 
 int OneapiDevice::get_max_num_threads_per_multiprocessor()