diff --git a/sycl/include/sycl/device.hpp b/sycl/include/sycl/device.hpp
index 7b26b5911e3b1..d49a1f1d1ff9a 100644
--- a/sycl/include/sycl/device.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/sycl/device.hpp
@@ -336,7 +336,10 @@ class __SYCL_EXPORT device : public detail::OwnerLessBase<device> {
   /// query `CL_DEVICE_PROFILE`, as defined in section 4.2 "Querying Devices" of
   /// the OpenCL specification. If the device does not support kernel bundles
   /// written in `source_language::opencl`, returns the empty string.
-  std::string ext_oneapi_cl_profile() const;
+  std::string ext_oneapi_cl_profile() const {
+    detail::string profile = ext_oneapi_cl_profile_impl();
+    return profile.c_str();
+  }
 
 // TODO: Remove this diagnostics when __SYCL_WARN_IMAGE_ASPECT is removed.
 #if defined(__clang__)
@@ -370,6 +373,7 @@ class __SYCL_EXPORT device : public detail::OwnerLessBase<device> {
   bool ext_oneapi_supports_cl_extension(
       detail::string_view name,
       ext::oneapi::experimental::cl_version *version = nullptr) const;
+  detail::string ext_oneapi_cl_profile_impl() const;
 };
 
 } // namespace _V1
diff --git a/sycl/source/device.cpp b/sycl/source/device.cpp
index 9207189c7ea03..67b7b5096cc5e 100644
--- a/sycl/source/device.cpp
+++ b/sycl/source/device.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ bool device::ext_oneapi_supports_cl_extension(
       Name.data(), VersionPtr, ipVersion);
 }
 
-std::string device::ext_oneapi_cl_profile() const {
+detail::string device::ext_oneapi_cl_profile_impl() const {
   ur_device_handle_t Device = impl->getHandleRef();
   auto Plugin = impl->getPlugin();
   uint32_t ipVersion = 0;
@@ -322,9 +322,11 @@ std::string device::ext_oneapi_cl_profile() const {
       Plugin->call_nocheck(urDeviceGetInfo, Device, UR_DEVICE_INFO_IP_VERSION,
                            sizeof(uint32_t), &ipVersion, nullptr);
   if (res != UR_RESULT_SUCCESS)
-    return "";
+    return detail::string{""};
 
-  return ext::oneapi::experimental::detail::OpenCLC_Profile(ipVersion);
+  std::string profile =
+      ext::oneapi::experimental::detail::OpenCLC_Profile(ipVersion);
+  return detail::string{profile};
 }
 
 } // namespace _V1
diff --git a/sycl/test/abi/sycl_abi_neutrality_test.cpp b/sycl/test/abi/sycl_abi_neutrality_test.cpp
index 3b3cb9d48177d..2f257f1736afd 100644
--- a/sycl/test/abi/sycl_abi_neutrality_test.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/abi/sycl_abi_neutrality_test.cpp
@@ -23,4 +23,3 @@
 // CHECK:_ZN4sycl3_V16opencl13has_extensionERKNS0_6deviceERKNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEE
 // CHECK:_ZN4sycl3_V16opencl13has_extensionERKNS0_8platformERKNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEE
 // CHECK:_ZNK4sycl3_V13ext6oneapi12experimental6detail24modifiable_command_graph11print_graphENSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEEb
-// CHECK:_ZNK4sycl3_V16device21ext_oneapi_cl_profileB5cxx11Ev
diff --git a/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_linux.dump b/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_linux.dump
index 091fc56494f1d..2ae8f9ee693e8 100644
--- a/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_linux.dump
+++ b/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_linux.dump
@@ -3890,7 +3890,7 @@ _ZNK4sycl3_V16device18create_sub_devicesILNS0_4info18partition_propertyE4230EEES
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device18create_sub_devicesILNS0_4info18partition_propertyE4231EEESt6vectorIS1_SaIS1_EERKS5_ImSaImEE
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device18create_sub_devicesILNS0_4info18partition_propertyE4232EEESt6vectorIS1_SaIS1_EENS3_25partition_affinity_domainE
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device18create_sub_devicesILNS0_4info18partition_propertyE4233EEESt6vectorIS1_SaIS1_EEv
-_ZNK4sycl3_V16device21ext_oneapi_cl_profileB5cxx11Ev
+_ZNK4sycl3_V16device26ext_oneapi_cl_profile_implEv
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device32ext_oneapi_supports_cl_c_versionERKNS0_3ext6oneapi12experimental10cl_versionE
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device32ext_oneapi_supports_cl_extensionENS0_6detail11string_viewEPNS0_3ext6oneapi12experimental10cl_versionE
 _ZNK4sycl3_V16device3getEv
diff --git a/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_windows.dump b/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_windows.dump
index 72fe0ebad1ed8..b8e0b9390ee80 100644
--- a/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_windows.dump
+++ b/sycl/test/abi/sycl_symbols_windows.dump
@@ -3770,6 +3770,7 @@
 ?ext_oneapi_can_access_peer@device@_V1@sycl@@QEAA_NAEBV123@W4peer_access@oneapi@ext@23@@Z
 ?ext_oneapi_can_compile@device@_V1@sycl@@QEAA_NW4source_language@experimental@oneapi@ext@23@@Z
 ?ext_oneapi_cl_profile@device@_V1@sycl@@QEBA?AV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@XZ
+?ext_oneapi_cl_profile_impl@device@_V1@sycl@@AEBA?AVstring@detail@23@XZ
 ?ext_oneapi_copy@handler@_V1@sycl@@QEAAXPEBXPEAXAEBUimage_descriptor@experimental@oneapi@ext@23@_K@Z
 ?ext_oneapi_copy@handler@_V1@sycl@@QEAAXPEBXUimage_mem_handle@experimental@oneapi@ext@23@AEBUimage_descriptor@56723@@Z
 ?ext_oneapi_copy@handler@_V1@sycl@@QEAAXPEBXV?$range@$02@23@1Uimage_mem_handle@experimental@oneapi@ext@23@1AEBUimage_descriptor@67823@1@Z