diff --git a/gpu/gpu.go b/gpu/gpu.go
index 7ae8fbec..dc124a3e 100644
--- a/gpu/gpu.go
+++ b/gpu/gpu.go
@@ -305,38 +305,41 @@ func GetGPUInfo() GpuInfoList {
 		// Intel
 		if envconfig.IntelGPU() {
 			oHandles = initOneAPIHandles()
-			// On windows we bundle the oneapi library one level above the runner dir
-			depPath = ""
-			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && envconfig.RunnersDir() != "" {
-				depPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(envconfig.RunnersDir()), "oneapi")
-			}
+			if oHandles != nil && oHandles.oneapi != nil {
 
-			for d := range oHandles.oneapi.num_drivers {
-				if oHandles.oneapi == nil {
-					// shouldn't happen
-					slog.Warn("nil oneapi handle with driver count", "count", int(oHandles.oneapi.num_drivers))
-					continue
+				// On windows we bundle the oneapi library one level above the runner dir
+				depPath = ""
+				if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && envconfig.RunnersDir() != "" {
+					depPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(envconfig.RunnersDir()), "oneapi")
 				}
-				devCount := C.oneapi_get_device_count(*oHandles.oneapi, C.int(d))
-				for i := range devCount {
-					gpuInfo := OneapiGPUInfo{
-						GpuInfo: GpuInfo{
-							Library: "oneapi",
-						},
-						driverIndex: int(d),
-						gpuIndex:    int(i),
+
+				for d := range oHandles.oneapi.num_drivers {
+					if oHandles.oneapi == nil {
+						// shouldn't happen
+						slog.Warn("nil oneapi handle with driver count", "count", int(oHandles.oneapi.num_drivers))
+						continue
+					}
+					devCount := C.oneapi_get_device_count(*oHandles.oneapi, C.int(d))
+					for i := range devCount {
+						gpuInfo := OneapiGPUInfo{
+							GpuInfo: GpuInfo{
+								Library: "oneapi",
+							},
+							driverIndex: int(d),
+							gpuIndex:    int(i),
+						}
+						// TODO - split bootstrapping from updating free memory
+						C.oneapi_check_vram(*oHandles.oneapi, C.int(d), i, &memInfo)
+						// TODO - convert this to MinimumMemory based on testing...
+						var totalFreeMem float64 = float64(memInfo.free) * 0.95 // work-around: leave some reserve vram for mkl lib used in ggml-sycl backend.
+						memInfo.free = C.uint64_t(totalFreeMem)
+						gpuInfo.TotalMemory = uint64(memInfo.total)
+						gpuInfo.FreeMemory = uint64(memInfo.free)
+						gpuInfo.ID = C.GoString(&memInfo.gpu_id[0])
+						gpuInfo.Name = C.GoString(&memInfo.gpu_name[0])
+						gpuInfo.DependencyPath = depPath
+						oneapiGPUs = append(oneapiGPUs, gpuInfo)
 					}
-					// TODO - split bootstrapping from updating free memory
-					C.oneapi_check_vram(*oHandles.oneapi, C.int(d), i, &memInfo)
-					// TODO - convert this to MinimumMemory based on testing...
-					var totalFreeMem float64 = float64(memInfo.free) * 0.95 // work-around: leave some reserve vram for mkl lib used in ggml-sycl backend.
-					memInfo.free = C.uint64_t(totalFreeMem)
-					gpuInfo.TotalMemory = uint64(memInfo.total)
-					gpuInfo.FreeMemory = uint64(memInfo.free)
-					gpuInfo.ID = C.GoString(&memInfo.gpu_id[0])
-					gpuInfo.Name = C.GoString(&memInfo.gpu_name[0])
-					gpuInfo.DependencyPath = depPath
-					oneapiGPUs = append(oneapiGPUs, gpuInfo)
 				}
 			}
 		}