diff --git a/src/pystencils/config.py b/src/pystencils/config.py
index 2d3327104dd6d5989b58a5dfc646f125e7bf94ad..c2e1451f5016f34785090de628db3204e58f9cd1 100644
--- a/src/pystencils/config.py
+++ b/src/pystencils/config.py
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ class CreateKernelConfig:
             if self.target.is_cpu():
                 from .backend.jit import LegacyCpuJit
                 self.jit = LegacyCpuJit()
+            elif self.target == Target.SYCL:
+                from .backend.jit import no_jit
+                self.jit = no_jit
             else:
                 raise NotImplementedError(
                     f"No default JIT compiler implemented yet for target {self.target}"