diff --git a/benchmarks/config/omp/dnn-bf16.json b/benchmarks/config/omp/dnn-bf16.json
index f03655586..d96532de1 100644
--- a/benchmarks/config/omp/dnn-bf16.json
+++ b/benchmarks/config/omp/dnn-bf16.json
@@ -4,29 +4,29 @@
     "gemm_bf16_omp_2_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "2", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "2", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "2", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     },
     "gemm_bf16_omp_4_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "4", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "4", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "2", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     },
     "gemm_bf16_omp_8_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "8", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "8", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "2", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     },
     "gemm_bf16_omp_16_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "16", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "16", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "2", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     }
   }},
@@ -35,29 +35,29 @@
     "mlp_bf16_omp_2_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "2", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "2", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "2", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     },
     "mlp_bf16_omp_4_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "4", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "4", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "2", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     },
     "mlp_bf16_omp_8_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "8", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "8", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "2", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     },
     "mlp_bf16_omp_16_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "16", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "16", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "1", "2", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     }
   }}
diff --git a/benchmarks/config/omp/dnn-fp32.json b/benchmarks/config/omp/dnn-fp32.json
index c68de1b5f..d8eedbcab 100644
--- a/benchmarks/config/omp/dnn-fp32.json
+++ b/benchmarks/config/omp/dnn-fp32.json
@@ -4,29 +4,29 @@
     "gemm_fp32_omp_2_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "2", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "0", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "2", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     },
     "gemm_fp32_omp_4_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "4", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "0", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "4", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     },
     "gemm_fp32_omp_8_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "8", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "0", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "8", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     },
     "gemm_fp32_omp_16_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "16", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "0", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "16", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "0", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     }
   }},
@@ -35,29 +35,29 @@
     "mlp_fp32_omp_2_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "2", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "0", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "2", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     },
     "mlp_fp32_omp_4_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "4", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "0", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "4", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     },
     "mlp_fp32_omp_8_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "8", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "0", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "8", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     },
     "mlp_fp32_omp_16_dnn": {
       "type": "XSMM-DNN",
       "benchmark": "xsmm_dnn_mlp",
-      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "16", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0" },
-      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "0", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
+      "environment": { "OMP_NUM_THREADS": "16", "KMP_AFFINITY": "granularity=fine,verbose,compact,1,0", "LIBXSMM_DNN_DISABLE_SFC": "1" },
+      "flags": [ "100", "256", "5", "F", "32", "32", "32", "0", "1", "1024", "1024", "1024", "1024" ],
       "extensions": []
     }
   }}
diff --git a/cmake/modules/xsmm-dnn.cmake b/cmake/modules/xsmm-dnn.cmake
index c72c8d512..41ccdec9a 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/xsmm-dnn.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/xsmm-dnn.cmake
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ else()
 
   FetchContent_Declare(
     xsmm_dnn
-    URL https://github.com/libxsmm/libxsmm-dnn/archive/6e042517be4b975f431fb92d803ddc5d9dafcc64.tar.gz
-    URL_HASH SHA256=2d92577b865a823ec223a675bea1537a61b717a2b8fb9f06dd7e46a19183df60
+    URL https://github.com/libxsmm/libxsmm-dnn/archive/a6305b41322a0b39be541e09443de424b4285cf7.tar.gz
+    URL_HASH SHA256=dccc4292991361786a61bd00c020d6916e746051c693a3873920cbab05b538c3
   )
 
   FetchContent_GetProperties(xsmm_dnn)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/xsmm.cmake b/cmake/modules/xsmm.cmake
index 4b683a22a..d1d845afc 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/xsmm.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/xsmm.cmake
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ else()
 
   FetchContent_Declare(
     xsmm
-    URL https://github.com/libxsmm/libxsmm/archive/c5fe65139050d7460d6929b2b507e3e349687477.tar.gz
-    URL_HASH SHA256=c55467f2440e5d894907a6297e02c1f5c9f96fefa27a807fca3ad60bf7f4c5ab
+    URL https://github.com/libxsmm/libxsmm/archive/85851d4368f730069086e5acf65eaa3ae3e80852.tar.gz
+    URL_HASH SHA256=5b63f968ca0c618e0edf6760399a72c07cabed88b103e0ced11e30b321a824b7
   )
 
   FetchContent_GetProperties(xsmm)