diff --git a/kernel/Makefile.L3 b/kernel/Makefile.L3
index 2d5740183..bea6cb048 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile.L3
+++ b/kernel/Makefile.L3
@@ -617,6 +617,10 @@ $(KDIR)zgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(ZGEMM_BETA)
 $(KDIR)xgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(XGEMM_BETA)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DXDOUBLE -DCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 
+ifeq ($(ARCH), E2K)
+USE_TRMM = 1
+endif
+
 
 ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16), 1)