diff --git a/libclc/cmake/modules/CMakeTestCLCCompiler.cmake b/libclc/cmake/modules/CMakeTestCLCCompiler.cmake
index d18a818f93bf..b6b6a33aad19 100644
--- a/libclc/cmake/modules/CMakeTestCLCCompiler.cmake
+++ b/libclc/cmake/modules/CMakeTestCLCCompiler.cmake
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${_test_dir}")
 message(STATUS "Check for working CLC compiler: ${CMAKE_CLC_COMPILER}")
 
 execute_process(
-  COMMAND "${CMAKE_CLC_COMPILER}" -x cl -c -flto
-          -o "${_test_out}" "${_test_file}"
+  COMMAND "${CMAKE_CLC_COMPILER}" --target=spirv64-unknown-unknown -x cl -c -flto
+          -disable-llvm-passes -o "${_test_out}" "${_test_file}"
   RESULT_VARIABLE _clc_result
   ERROR_VARIABLE _clc_error
 )