diff --git a/backends/sycl-ref/ceed-sycl-ref-operator.sycl.cpp b/backends/sycl-ref/ceed-sycl-ref-operator.sycl.cpp
index 86543b3d43..f3cf95641a 100644
--- a/backends/sycl-ref/ceed-sycl-ref-operator.sycl.cpp
+++ b/backends/sycl-ref/ceed-sycl-ref-operator.sycl.cpp
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ static int CeedSingleOperatorAssembleSetup_Sycl(CeedOperator op) {
       std::vector<sycl::event> e;
 
       if (!sycl_data->sycl_queue.is_in_order()) e = {sycl_data->sycl_queue.ext_oneapi_submit_barrier()};
-      sycl_data->sycl_queue.copy<CeedScalar>(grad_in, &asmb->d_B_in[mat_start], dim * elem_size * num_qpts, {e});
+      sycl_data->sycl_queue.copy<CeedScalar>(grad_in, &asmb->d_B_in[mat_start], dim * elem_size * num_qpts, e);
       mat_start += dim * elem_size * num_qpts;
     }
   }