diff --git a/examples/llava/clip.cpp b/examples/llava/clip.cpp
index 7ba4cea58..d7c94352b 100644
--- a/examples/llava/clip.cpp
+++ b/examples/llava/clip.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include "ggml-cuda.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef GGML_USE_SYCL
+#include "ggml-sycl.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef GGML_USE_METAL
 #include "ggml-metal.h"
 #endif
@@ -1169,6 +1173,11 @@ struct clip_ctx * clip_model_load(const char * fname, const int verbosity = 1) {
     LOG_INF("%s: CLIP using Vulkan backend\n", __func__);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef GGML_USE_SYCL
+    new_clip->backend = ggml_backend_sycl_init(0);
+    LOG_INF("%s: CLIP using SYCL backend\n", __func__);
+#endif
+
     if (!new_clip->backend) {
         new_clip->backend = ggml_backend_cpu_init();
         LOG_INF("%s: CLIP using CPU backend\n", __func__);