diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist.h b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist.h
index dd6d89f3fd..391f99d17e 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist.h
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ struct CommandList : _ze_command_list_handle_t {
     }
 
     void forceDcFlushForDcFlushMitigation();
-    void setAdditionalDispatchKernelArgsFromLaunchParams(NEO::EncodeDispatchKernelArgs dispatchKernelArgs, const CmdListKernelLaunchParams &launchParams) const;
+    void setAdditionalDispatchKernelArgsFromLaunchParams(NEO::EncodeDispatchKernelArgs &dispatchKernelArgs, const CmdListKernelLaunchParams &launchParams) const;
 
     void setOrdinal(uint32_t ord) { ordinal = ord; }
     void setCommandListPerThreadScratchSize(uint32_t slotId, uint32_t size) {
diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_additional_args.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_additional_args.cpp
index 11c1265b7d..5bbfc40844 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_additional_args.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_additional_args.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 namespace L0 {
 struct CmdListKernelLaunchParams;
 
-void CommandList::setAdditionalDispatchKernelArgsFromLaunchParams(NEO::EncodeDispatchKernelArgs dispatchKernelArgs, const CmdListKernelLaunchParams &launchParams) const {
+void CommandList::setAdditionalDispatchKernelArgsFromLaunchParams(NEO::EncodeDispatchKernelArgs &dispatchKernelArgs, const CmdListKernelLaunchParams &launchParams) const {
 }
 
 } // namespace L0