diff --git a/examples/sycl/build.sh b/examples/sycl/build.sh
index 8fe0a679..e72b2e26 100755
--- a/examples/sycl/build.sh
+++ b/examples/sycl/build.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ cd build
 source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
 
 #for FP16
-#cmake .. -DGGML_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx -DGGML_SYCL_F16=ON # faster for long-prompt inference
+#cmake .. -DGGML_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx -DGGML_SYCL_F16=ON -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF # faster for long-prompt inference
 
 #for FP32
-cmake .. -DGGML_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx
+cmake .. -DGGML_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF
 
 #build example/main
 #cmake --build . --config Release --target main