diff --git a/sycl/source/detail/accessor_impl.hpp b/sycl/source/detail/accessor_impl.hpp
index 1f0ce27a9f25b..a7db353600e3a 100644
--- a/sycl/source/detail/accessor_impl.hpp
+++ b/sycl/source/detail/accessor_impl.hpp
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ class __SYCL_EXPORT AccessorImplHost {
         MElemSize(Other.MElemSize), MOffsetInBytes(Other.MOffsetInBytes),
         MIsSubBuffer(Other.MIsSubBuffer), MPropertyList(Other.MPropertyList) {}
 
+  AccessorImplHost &operator=(const AccessorImplHost &Other) {
+    MAccData = Other.MAccData;
+    MAccessMode = Other.MAccessMode;
+    MSYCLMemObj = Other.MSYCLMemObj;
+    MDims = Other.MDims;
+    MElemSize = Other.MElemSize;
+    MOffsetInBytes = Other.MOffsetInBytes;
+    MIsSubBuffer = Other.MIsSubBuffer;
+    MPropertyList = Other.MPropertyList;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   // The resize method provides a way to change the size of the
   // allocated memory and corresponding properties for the accessor.
   // These are normally fixed for the accessor, but this capability
diff --git a/sycl/test/basic_tests/accessor/host_acc_opt.cpp b/sycl/test/basic_tests/accessor/host_acc_opt.cpp
index 17b8311050509..6e49d9fe69384 100644
--- a/sycl/test/basic_tests/accessor/host_acc_opt.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/basic_tests/accessor/host_acc_opt.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 // CHECK: define {{.*}}foo{{.*}} {
 // CHECK-NOT: call
 // CHECK-NOT: invoke
-// CHECK-NOT: call
-// CHECK-NOT: invoke
 // CHECK: load <4 x i32>
 // CHECK-NOT: call
 // CHECK-NOT: invoke