diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-build.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-build.yml
index b86f88a122184..13583e7a44142 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-build.yml
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ jobs:
           --ci-defaults --use-zstd ${{ inputs.build_configure_extra_args }} \
           -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
           -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
-          -DLLVM_INSTALL_UTILS=ON
+          -DLLVM_INSTALL_UTILS=ON \
+          -DSYCL_UR_FORCE_FETCH_LEVEL_ZERO=ON
     - name: Compile
       id: build
       # Emulate default value for manual dispatch as we've run out of available arguments.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml
index bef9396b049eb..7dcac7e32ca05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml
@@ -197,14 +197,12 @@ jobs:
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu
             extra_lit_opts: '--param test-preview-mode=False --filter-out "${{ needs.compat_read_exclude.outputs.FILTER_6_2 }}"'
             binaries_artifact: 'in-container'
-            skip_run: true
           - name: ABI compatibility / sycl-rel-6_3
             runner: '["Linux", "pvc"]'
             image: ghcr.io/intel/llvm/sycl_prebuilt_tests:sycl-rel-6_3
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu
             extra_lit_opts: '--param test-preview-mode=False --filter-out "${{ needs.compat_read_exclude.outputs.FILTER_6_3 }}"'
             binaries_artifact: 'in-container'
-            skip_run: true
 
     uses: ./.github/workflows/sycl-linux-run-tests.yml
     with:
diff --git a/sycl/cmake/modules/BuildUnifiedRuntime.cmake b/sycl/cmake/modules/BuildUnifiedRuntime.cmake
index 73e52e59f2be3..646ca364a10f9 100644
--- a/sycl/cmake/modules/BuildUnifiedRuntime.cmake
+++ b/sycl/cmake/modules/BuildUnifiedRuntime.cmake
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ set(UR_ENABLE_TRACING ON CACHE BOOL "")
 set(UR_EXTERNAL_DEPENDENCIES "sycl-headers" CACHE STRING
   "List of external CMake targets for executables/libraries to depend on" FORCE)
 
+# Force fetch Level Zero loader and headers from github.com
+option(SYCL_UR_FORCE_FETCH_LEVEL_ZERO "Force fetching Level Zero even if preinstalled loader is found" OFF)
+set(UR_FORCE_FETCH_LEVEL_ZERO "${SYCL_UR_FORCE_FETCH_LEVEL_ZERO}" CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+
 if("level_zero" IN_LIST SYCL_ENABLE_BACKENDS)
   set(UR_BUILD_ADAPTER_L0 ON)
 endif()
diff --git a/unified-runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/unified-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 9115f52617c4f..7f4dc3185f3c6 100644
--- a/unified-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unified-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ option(UR_BUILD_XPTI_LIBS "Build the XPTI libraries when tracing is enabled" ON)
 option(UR_STATIC_LOADER "Build loader as a static library" OFF)
 option(UR_FORCE_LIBSTDCXX "Force use of libstdc++ in a build using libc++ on Linux" OFF)
 option(UR_ENABLE_LATENCY_HISTOGRAM "Enable latncy histogram" OFF)
+option(UR_FORCE_FETCH_LEVEL_ZERO "Force fetching Level Zero even if preinstalled loader is found" OFF)
 set(UR_EXTERNAL_DEPENDENCIES "" CACHE STRING
     "List of external CMake targets for executables/libraries to depend on")
 set(UR_DPCXX "" CACHE FILEPATH "Path of the DPC++ compiler executable")
diff --git a/unified-runtime/cmake/FetchLevelZero.cmake b/unified-runtime/cmake/FetchLevelZero.cmake
index 198adeeb11d47..a985c93179a56 100644
--- a/unified-runtime/cmake/FetchLevelZero.cmake
+++ b/unified-runtime/cmake/FetchLevelZero.cmake
@@ -12,27 +12,32 @@ find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
 # LevelZero doesn't install a CMake config target, just PkgConfig,
 # so try using that to find the install and if it's not available
 # just try to search for the path.
-if(PkgConfig_FOUND)
-  pkg_check_modules(level-zero level-zero>=1.26.0)
-  if(level-zero_FOUND)
-    set(LEVEL_ZERO_INCLUDE_DIR "${level-zero_INCLUDEDIR}/level_zero")
-    set(LEVEL_ZERO_LIBRARY_SRC "${level-zero_LIBDIR}")
-    set(LEVEL_ZERO_LIB_NAME "${level-zero_LIBRARIES}")
-    message(STATUS "Level Zero Adapter: Using preinstalled level zero loader at ${level-zero_LINK_LIBRARIES}")
-  endif()
-else()
-  set(L0_HEADER_PATH "loader/ze_loader.h")
-  find_path(L0_HEADER ${L0_HEADER_PATH} ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} PATH_SUFFIXES "level_zero")
-  find_library(ZE_LOADER NAMES ze_loader HINTS /usr ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
-  if(L0_HEADER AND ZE_LOADER)
-    set(LEVEL_ZERO_INCLUDE_DIR "${L0_HEADER}")
-    set(LEVEL_ZERO_LIBRARY "${ZE_LOADER}")
-    message(STATUS "Level Zero Adapter: Using preinstalled level zero loader at ${LEVEL_ZERO_LIBRARY}")
-    add_library(ze_loader INTERFACE)
+if(NOT UR_FORCE_FETCH_LEVEL_ZERO)
+  if(PkgConfig_FOUND)
+    pkg_check_modules(level-zero level-zero>=1.26.0)
+    if(level-zero_FOUND)
+      set(LEVEL_ZERO_INCLUDE_DIR "${level-zero_INCLUDEDIR}/level_zero")
+      set(LEVEL_ZERO_LIBRARY_SRC "${level-zero_LIBDIR}")
+      set(LEVEL_ZERO_LIB_NAME "${level-zero_LIBRARIES}")
+      message(STATUS "Level Zero Adapter: Using preinstalled level zero loader at ${level-zero_LINK_LIBRARIES}")
+    endif()
+  else()
+    set(L0_HEADER_PATH "loader/ze_loader.h")
+    find_path(L0_HEADER ${L0_HEADER_PATH} ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} PATH_SUFFIXES "level_zero")
+    find_library(ZE_LOADER NAMES ze_loader HINTS /usr ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
+    if(L0_HEADER AND ZE_LOADER)
+      set(LEVEL_ZERO_INCLUDE_DIR "${L0_HEADER}")
+      set(LEVEL_ZERO_LIBRARY "${ZE_LOADER}")
+      message(STATUS "Level Zero Adapter: Using preinstalled level zero loader at ${LEVEL_ZERO_LIBRARY}")
+      add_library(ze_loader INTERFACE)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
 
 if(NOT LEVEL_ZERO_LIB_NAME AND NOT LEVEL_ZERO_LIBRARY)
+  if (UR_FORCE_FETCH_LEVEL_ZERO)
+    message(STATUS "Level Zero Adapter: Forcing fetch of Level Zero loader and headers")
+  endif()
   message(STATUS "Level Zero Adapter: Download Level Zero loader and headers from github.com")
 
   # Workaround warnings/errors for Level Zero build