diff --git a/numba_dpex/kernel_api_impl/spirv/spirv_generator.py b/numba_dpex/kernel_api_impl/spirv/spirv_generator.py
index 1171faca4a..c731a9c75d 100644
--- a/numba_dpex/kernel_api_impl/spirv/spirv_generator.py
+++ b/numba_dpex/kernel_api_impl/spirv/spirv_generator.py
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ def finalize(self):
         llvm_spirv_args = [
             "--spirv-ext=+SPV_EXT_shader_atomic_float_add",
             "--spirv-ext=+SPV_EXT_shader_atomic_float_min_max",
+            "--spirv-ext=+SPV_INTEL_arbitrary_precision_integers",
         ]
         for key in list(self.context.extra_compile_options.keys()):
             if key == LLVM_SPIRV_ARGS: