diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/indirect_access_kernel.cl b/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/indirect_access_kernel.cl
index 6e84186e48..cc14dfcab9 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/indirect_access_kernel.cl
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/indirect_access_kernel.cl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2020 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2021 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 __kernel void testIndirect(__global long* buf) {
     size_t gid = get_global_id(0);
     if (gid == 0) {
-        char* val = (char*)buf[0];
+        __global char* val = (__global char*)buf[0];
         *val = 1;
     }
 }