diff --git a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorDeviceSycl.h b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorDeviceSycl.h
index 8333301ea..0abc6fe30 100644
--- a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorDeviceSycl.h
+++ b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorDeviceSycl.h
@@ -28,11 +28,15 @@ struct SyclDevice {
   template<typename dev_Selector> SyclDevice(dev_Selector s)
   :m_queue(cl::sycl::queue(s, [=](cl::sycl::exception_list l) {
     for (const auto& e : l) {
+#if EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED
       try {
         std::rethrow_exception(e);
       } catch (cl::sycl::exception e) {
           std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
         }
+#else
+      assert(false && "SyclDevice: Unhandled exception cought!");
+#endif
     }
   })) {}
   // destructor