diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9742ae33a3..190de1701b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ if (ONEDPL_BACKEND MATCHES "^(tbb|dpcpp|dpcpp_only)$")
         target_compile_definitions(oneDPL INTERFACE
             $<$<OR:$<BOOL:${ONEDPL_USE_DEVICE_FPGA_HW}>,$<BOOL:${ONEDPL_USE_DEVICE_FPGA_EMU}>>:ONEDPL_FPGA_DEVICE>
             $<$<BOOL:${ONEDPL_USE_DEVICE_FPGA_EMU}>:ONEDPL_FPGA_EMULATOR>
+            ONEDPL_USE_DPCPP_BACKEND=1
             )
 
         # DPC++ specific link options
diff --git a/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/onedpl_config.h b/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/onedpl_config.h
index 23dbbcb43a..e10dd9dd08 100644
--- a/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/onedpl_config.h
+++ b/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/onedpl_config.h
@@ -54,20 +54,34 @@
         but OpenMP headers are not found or the compiler does not support OpenMP"
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__INTEL_LLVM_COMPILER) && (defined(CL_SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION) || defined(SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION))
-#   define _ONEDPL_SYCL_ENABLED_FOR_INTEL_LLVM 1
-#endif
+// Preliminary check SYCL availability
 #if (__has_include(<sycl/sycl.hpp>) || __has_include(<CL/sycl.hpp>))
-// Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler is known to provide SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION with certain compiler options,
-// while other implementations may require inclusion of sycl/sycl.hpp, which is not desired in onedpl_config.h
-#    if _ONEDPL_SYCL_ENABLED_FOR_INTEL_LLVM || !defined(__INTEL_LLVM_COMPILER)
-#        define _ONEDPL_SYCL_AVAILABLE 1
-#    endif
+#    define _ONEDPL_SYCL_HEADER_PRESENT 1
+#endif
+#if defined(CL_SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION) || defined(SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION)
+#    define _ONEDPL_SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION_PRESENT 1
+#endif
+#if _ONEDPL_SYCL_HEADER_PRESENT && _ONEDPL_SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION_PRESENT
+#    define _ONEDPL_SYCL_AVAILABLE 1
 #endif
-#if ONEDPL_USE_DPCPP_BACKEND && !_ONEDPL_SYCL_AVAILABLE
+// Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler provides SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION without sycl.hpp inclusion
+#if _ONEDPL_SYCL_HEADER_PRESENT && !_ONEDPL_SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION_PRESENT && !defined(__INTEL_LLVM_COMPILER)
+#    define _ONEDPL_SYCL_POSSIBLY_AVAILABLE 1
+#endif
+
+// If DPCPP backend is explicitly requested and SYCL is (possibly) available, enable it
+#if ONEDPL_USE_DPCPP_BACKEND && (_ONEDPL_SYCL_AVAILABLE || _ONEDPL_SYCL_POSSIBLY_AVAILABLE)
+#    define _ONEDPL_BACKEND_SYCL 1
+#endif
+// If DPCPP backend is explicitly requested and SYCL is definitely not available, throw an error
+#if ONEDPL_USE_DPCPP_BACKEND && !(_ONEDPL_SYCL_AVAILABLE || _ONEDPL_SYCL_POSSIBLY_AVAILABLE)
 #    error "Device execution policies are enabled, \
         but SYCL* headers are not found or the compiler does not support SYCL"
 #endif
+// If DPCPP backend is not requested explicitly and SYCL is definitely available, enable it
+#if !defined(ONEDPL_USE_DPCPP_BACKEND) && _ONEDPL_SYCL_AVAILABLE
+#    define _ONEDPL_BACKEND_SYCL 1
+#endif
 
 // Check the user-defined macro for warnings
 #if !defined(_PSTL_USAGE_WARNINGS) && defined(PSTL_USAGE_WARNINGS)
@@ -258,10 +272,6 @@
 #define _ONEDPL_HAS_NUMERIC_SERIAL_IMPL                                                                                \
     (__GLIBCXX__ && (_GLIBCXX_RELEASE < 9 || (_GLIBCXX_RELEASE == 9 && __GLIBCXX__ < 20200312)))
 
-#if ONEDPL_USE_DPCPP_BACKEND || (!defined(ONEDPL_USE_DPCPP_BACKEND) && _ONEDPL_SYCL_AVAILABLE)
-#    define _ONEDPL_BACKEND_SYCL 1
-#endif
-
 // if SYCL policy switch on then let's switch hetero policy macro on
 #if _ONEDPL_BACKEND_SYCL
 #    if _ONEDPL_HETERO_BACKEND
diff --git a/test/support/test_config.h b/test/support/test_config.h
index d481365646..d85301b227 100644
--- a/test/support/test_config.h
+++ b/test/support/test_config.h
@@ -88,16 +88,28 @@
 
 #define _PSTL_SYCL_TEST_USM 1
 
-// Enable test when the DPC++ backend is available
-#if defined(__INTEL_LLVM_COMPILER) && (defined(CL_SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION) || defined(SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION))
-#   define TEST_SYCL_ENABLED_FOR_INTEL_LLVM 1
+// If DPCPP is requested, enable its testing
+#if ONEDPL_USE_DPCPP_BACKEND
+#    define TEST_DPCPP_BACKEND_PRESENT 1
 #endif
-#if __has_include(<sycl/sycl.hpp>) || __has_include(<CL/sycl.hpp>) &&                                                 \
-    (TEST_SYCL_ENABLED_FOR_INTEL_LLVM || !defined(__INTEL_LLVM_COMPILER)) &&                                           \
-    (!defined(ONEDPL_USE_DPCPP_BACKEND) || ONEDPL_USE_DPCPP_BACKEND != 0)
-#   define TEST_DPCPP_BACKEND_PRESENT 1
-#else
-#   define TEST_DPCPP_BACKEND_PRESENT 0
+
+// If DPCPP backend is not explicitly requested, repeat oneDPL behavior
+// which enables DPCPP backend when SYCL is definitely available
+#if (__has_include(<sycl/sycl.hpp>) || __has_include(<CL/sycl.hpp>))
+#    define TEST_SYCL_HEADER_PRESENT 1
+#endif
+#if defined(CL_SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION) || defined(SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION)
+#    define TEST_SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION_PRESENT 1
+#endif
+#if TEST_SYCL_HEADER_PRESENT && TEST_SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION_PRESENT
+#    define TEST_SYCL_AVAILABLE 1
+#endif
+#if !defined(ONEDPL_USE_DPCPP_BACKEND) && TEST_SYCL_AVAILABLE
+#    define TEST_DPCPP_BACKEND_PRESENT 1
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(TEST_DPCPP_BACKEND_PRESENT)
+#    define TEST_DPCPP_BACKEND_PRESENT 0
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __SYCL_UNNAMED_LAMBDA__