diff --git a/shared/source/compiler_interface/compiler_interface.cpp b/shared/source/compiler_interface/compiler_interface.cpp
index 8f4ba47baa..cb404fdab2 100644
--- a/shared/source/compiler_interface/compiler_interface.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/compiler_interface/compiler_interface.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ TranslationOutput::ErrorCode CompilerInterface::compile(
 
     if (outType == IGC::CodeType::undefined) {
         outType = getPreferredIntermediateRepresentation(device);
+        if (outType != IGC::CodeType::spirV) {
+            outType = IGC::CodeType::llvmBc;
+        }
     }
 
     CIF::CIFMain *fclMain = nullptr;
diff --git a/shared/test/common/mocks/mock_compiler_interface.h b/shared/test/common/mocks/mock_compiler_interface.h
index 326154cbcc..f98114339d 100644
--- a/shared/test/common/mocks/mock_compiler_interface.h
+++ b/shared/test/common/mocks/mock_compiler_interface.h
@@ -169,6 +169,13 @@ class MockCompilerInterface : public CompilerInterface {
         }
     };
 
+    IGC::CodeType::CodeType_t getPreferredIntermediateRepresentation(const Device &device) override {
+        if (preferredIr != IGC::CodeType::undefined) {
+            return preferredIr;
+        }
+        return CompilerInterface::getPreferredIntermediateRepresentation(device);
+    }
+
     static std::vector<char> getDummyGenBinary();
     static void releaseDummyGenBinary();
 
@@ -190,6 +197,7 @@ class MockCompilerInterface : public CompilerInterface {
     SipKernelType requestedSipKernel = SipKernelType::count;
 
     IGC::IgcOclDeviceCtxTagOCL *peekIgcDeviceCtx(Device *device) { return igcDeviceContexts[device].get(); }
+    IGC::CodeType::CodeType_t preferredIr = IGC::CodeType::undefined;
 };
 
 template <>
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/compiler_interface/compiler_interface_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/compiler_interface/compiler_interface_tests.cpp
index cc4b87c8a0..1077999fb0 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/compiler_interface/compiler_interface_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/compiler_interface/compiler_interface_tests.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,21 @@ TEST_F(CompilerInterfaceTest, WhenPreferredIntermediateRepresentationSpecifiedTh
     EXPECT_EQ(TranslationOutput::ErrorCode::success, err);
 }
 
+TEST_F(CompilerInterfaceTest, GivenCompileCommandWhenPreferredIntermediateNotSpirvThenUseLlvmBc) {
+    USE_REAL_FILE_SYSTEM();
+
+    CompilerCacheConfig config = {};
+    config.enabled = false;
+    auto tempCompilerCache = std::make_unique<CompilerCache>(config);
+    pCompilerInterface->cache.reset(tempCompilerCache.release());
+    inputArgs.outType = IGC::CodeType::undefined;
+    pCompilerInterface->preferredIr = IGC::CodeType::oclC;
+    TranslationOutput translationOutput;
+    auto err = pCompilerInterface->compile(*pDevice, inputArgs, translationOutput);
+    EXPECT_EQ(IGC::CodeType::llvmBc, translationOutput.intermediateCodeType);
+    EXPECT_EQ(TranslationOutput::ErrorCode::success, err);
+}
+
 TEST_F(CompilerInterfaceTest, whenCompilerIsNotAvailableThenBuildFailsGracefully) {
     pCompilerInterface->defaultIgc.entryPoint.reset(nullptr);
     pCompilerInterface->failLoadIgc = true;