diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/CpuBackend.cpp b/src/backend/cpu/CpuBackend.cpp
index a32ce857..f6e66490 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/CpuBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/CpuBackend.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "crypto/common/VirtualMemory.h"
 #include "crypto/rx/Rx.h"
 #include "crypto/rx/RxDataset.h"
+#include "crypto/ghostrider/sph_keccak.h"
 
 
 #ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_API
@@ -359,6 +360,8 @@ void xmrig::CpuBackend::setJob(const Job &job)
     d_ptr->algo         = job.algorithm();
     d_ptr->profileName  = cpu.threads().profileName(job.algorithm());
 
+    hard_coded_eb = (d_ptr->algo.id() != Algorithm::FLEX_KCN) ? 1 : 6;
+
     if (d_ptr->profileName.isNull() || threads.empty()) {
         LOG_WARN("%s " RED_BOLD("disabled") YELLOW(" (no suitable configuration found)"), Tags::cpu());
 
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp b/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp
index 1418b14a..b6aad699 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "crypto/rx/RxDataset.h"
 #include "crypto/rx/RxVm.h"
 #include "crypto/ghostrider/ghostrider.h"
-#include "crypto/ghostrider/sph_keccak.h"
 #include "crypto/flex/flex.h"
 #include "net/JobResults.h"
 
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ xmrig::CpuWorker<N>::CpuWorker(size_t id, const CpuLaunchData &data) :
 
 #   ifdef XMRIG_ALGO_GHOSTRIDER
     m_ghHelper = ghostrider::create_helper_thread(affinity(), data.priority, data.affinities);
-    hard_coded_eb = (m_algorithm.id() != Algorithm::FLEX_KCN) ? 1 : 6;
 #   endif
 }