diff --git a/sycl/include/sycl/handler.hpp b/sycl/include/sycl/handler.hpp
index 43a054cc98c82..5911d700f32bd 100644
--- a/sycl/include/sycl/handler.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/sycl/handler.hpp
@@ -829,7 +829,9 @@ class __SYCL_EXPORT handler {
 
     constexpr bool UsesRootSync = PropertiesT::template has_property<
         sycl::ext::oneapi::experimental::use_root_sync_key>();
-    setKernelIsCooperative(UsesRootSync);
+    if (UsesRootSync) {
+      setKernelIsCooperative(UsesRootSync);
+    }
     if constexpr (PropertiesT::template has_property<
                       sycl::ext::oneapi::experimental::
                           work_group_progress_key>()) {
@@ -1618,7 +1620,7 @@ class __SYCL_EXPORT handler {
 #ifndef __SYCL_DEVICE_ONLY__
     // If there are properties provided by get method then process them.
     if constexpr (ext::oneapi::experimental::detail::
-                      HasKernelPropertiesGetMethod<const KernelType &>::value) {
+                      HasKernelPropertiesGetMethod<KernelType>::value) {
       processProperties<detail::isKernelESIMD<KernelName>()>(
           KernelFunc.get(ext::oneapi::experimental::properties_tag{}));
     }