diff --git a/llvm/lib/SYCLLowerIR/LowerESIMD.cpp b/llvm/lib/SYCLLowerIR/LowerESIMD.cpp
index 304446a815487..5d7e9b460ecb6 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/SYCLLowerIR/LowerESIMD.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/SYCLLowerIR/LowerESIMD.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "llvm/IR/Instructions.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/IntrinsicInst.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Module.h"
+#include "llvm/IR/PatternMatch.h"
 #include "llvm/Pass.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
 
@@ -1296,7 +1297,11 @@ size_t SYCLLowerESIMDPass::runOnFunction(Function &F,
     auto *CI = dyn_cast<CallInst>(&I);
     Function *Callee = nullptr;
     if (CI && (Callee = CI->getCalledFunction())) {
-
+      // TODO workaround for ESIMD BE until it starts supporting @llvm.assume
+      if (match(&I, PatternMatch::m_Intrinsic<Intrinsic::assume>())) {
+        ESIMDToErases.push_back(CI);
+        continue;
+      }
       StringRef Name = Callee->getName();
 
       // See if the Name represents an ESIMD intrinsic and demangle only if it
diff --git a/llvm/test/SYCLLowerIR/esimd_lower_intrins.ll b/llvm/test/SYCLLowerIR/esimd_lower_intrins.ll
index ed57197e042d9..48301a385eacc 100644
--- a/llvm/test/SYCLLowerIR/esimd_lower_intrins.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/SYCLLowerIR/esimd_lower_intrins.ll
@@ -308,6 +308,18 @@ define dso_local spir_func <16 x i32>  @FUNC_44() {
   ret <16 x i32>  %ret_val
 }
 
+; TODO LowerESIMD.cpp temporarily removes @llvm.assume, this test checks this.
+; Remove once @llvm.assume is allowed in the ESIMD BE.
+define dso_local spir_func void  @FUNC_45() {
+; CHECK-LABEL: FUNC_45
+  call void @llvm.assume(i1 1)
+; CHECK-NOT: @llvm.assume
+  ret void
+}
+; CHECK-LABEL: }
+
+declare void @llvm.assume(i1 noundef)
+
 declare dso_local spir_func <32 x i32> @_Z20__esimd_flat_atomic0ILN2cm3gen14CmAtomicOpTypeE2EjLi32ELNS1_9CacheHintE0ELS3_0EENS1_13__vector_typeIT0_XT1_EE4typeENS4_IyXT1_EE4typeENS4_ItXT1_EE4typeE(<32 x i64> %0, <32 x i16> %1)
 declare dso_local spir_func <32 x i32> @_Z20__esimd_flat_atomic1ILN2cm3gen14CmAtomicOpTypeE0EjLi32ELNS1_9CacheHintE0ELS3_0EENS1_13__vector_typeIT0_XT1_EE4typeENS4_IyXT1_EE4typeES7_NS4_ItXT1_EE4typeE(<32 x i64> %0, <32 x i32> %1, <32 x i16> %2)
 declare dso_local spir_func <32 x i32> @_Z20__esimd_flat_atomic2ILN2cm3gen14CmAtomicOpTypeE7EjLi32ELNS1_9CacheHintE0ELS3_0EENS1_13__vector_typeIT0_XT1_EE4typeENS4_IyXT1_EE4typeES7_S7_NS4_ItXT1_EE4typeE(<32 x i64> %0, <32 x i32> %1, <32 x i32> %2, <32 x i16> %3)