diff --git a/libdevice/device.h b/libdevice/device.h
index 360af54f9b4c4..e2f0da6e3c082 100644
--- a/libdevice/device.h
+++ b/libdevice/device.h
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 #if defined(__SPIR__) || defined(__SPIRV__) || defined(__NVPTX__)
 #ifdef __SYCL_DEVICE_ONLY__
-#define DEVICE_EXTERNAL SYCL_EXTERNAL __attribute__((weak))
+#define DEVICE_EXTERNAL SYCL_EXTERNAL
 #else // __SYCL_DEVICE_ONLY__
-#define DEVICE_EXTERNAL __attribute__((weak))
+#define DEVICE_EXTERNAL
 #endif // __SYCL_DEVICE_ONLY__
 
 #define DEVICE_EXTERN_C DEVICE_EXTERNAL EXTERN_C