diff --git a/sycl/include/syclcompat/util.hpp b/sycl/include/syclcompat/util.hpp
index c41170f004f23..c7a53522c8e51 100644
--- a/sycl/include/syclcompat/util.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/syclcompat/util.hpp
@@ -922,7 +922,8 @@ class group : public group_base<dimensions> {
 /// If x <= 2, then return a pointer to the default queue;
 /// otherwise, return x reinterpreted as a queue_ptr.
 inline queue_ptr int_as_queue_ptr(uintptr_t x) {
-  return x <= 2 ? &get_default_queue() : reinterpret_cast<queue_ptr>(x);
+  return x <= 2 ? detail::dev_mgr::instance().current_device().default_queue()
+                : reinterpret_cast<queue_ptr>(x);
 }
 
 template <int n_nondefault_params, int n_default_params, typename T>