diff --git a/include/boost/math/tools/config.hpp b/include/boost/math/tools/config.hpp
index 964a2bf0b..8e2225ac0 100644
--- a/include/boost/math/tools/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/math/tools/config.hpp
@@ -702,15 +702,11 @@ namespace boost{ namespace math{
 #  undef BOOST_MATH_FORCEINLINE
 #  define BOOST_MATH_FORCEINLINE __forceinline__
 
-#elif defined(SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION)
+#elif defined(SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION) && defined(BOOST_MATH_ENABLE_SYCL)
 
 #  define BOOST_MATH_SYCL_ENABLED SYCL_EXTERNAL
 #  define BOOST_MATH_HAS_GPU_SUPPORT
 
-#  ifndef BOOST_MATH_ENABLE_SYCL
-#    define BOOST_MATH_ENABLE_SYCL
-#  endif
-
 #  ifndef BOOST_MATH_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 #    define BOOST_MATH_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 #  endif