diff --git a/aie_runtime_lib/AIE2/me_basic.o b/aie_runtime_lib/AIE2/me_basic.o
index 2351931952..e274c186c7 100644
Binary files a/aie_runtime_lib/AIE2/me_basic.o and b/aie_runtime_lib/AIE2/me_basic.o differ
diff --git a/reference_designs/core/vector_add/Makefile b/reference_designs/core/vector_add/Makefile
index a2df990621..9a1a7a2a56 100755
--- a/reference_designs/core/vector_add/Makefile
+++ b/reference_designs/core/vector_add/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ vck5000: devicename=xcvc1902
 vck5000: col=6
 
 vck5000: build/aie.mlir
-	aiecc.py --link_against_hsa --host-target=x86_64-amd-linux-gnu build/aie.mlir \
+	aiecc.py --xchesscc --link_against_hsa --host-target=x86_64-amd-linux-gnu build/aie.mlir \
 						-I/opt/xaiengine/include \
 						-I$(ACDC_AIE)/runtime_lib/x86_64-hsa/test_lib/include \
             -I${ROCM_ROOT}/include \
diff --git a/reference_designs/core/vector_add/run_vck5000.lit b/reference_designs/core/vector_add/run_vck5000.lit
index 83b350c50d..02055c5eca 100644
--- a/reference_designs/core/vector_add/run_vck5000.lit
+++ b/reference_designs/core/vector_add/run_vck5000.lit
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // (c) Copyright 2023 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 //
-// REQUIRES: hsa
+// REQUIRES: hsa, chess
 //
 // RUN: %python %S/aie2.py xcvc1902 6 > ./aie.mlir
-// RUN: %python aiecc.py %VitisSysrootFlag% --host-target=%aieHostTargetTriplet% %link_against_hsa% ./aie.mlir -I%host_runtime_lib%/test_lib/include %extraAieCcFlags% %S/test_vck5000.cpp -o test.elf -L%host_runtime_lib%/test_lib/lib -ltest_lib
+// RUN: %python aiecc.py --xchesscc %VitisSysrootFlag% --host-target=%aieHostTargetTriplet% %link_against_hsa% ./aie.mlir -I%host_runtime_lib%/test_lib/include %extraAieCcFlags% %S/test_vck5000.cpp -o test.elf -L%host_runtime_lib%/test_lib/lib -ltest_lib
 // RUN: %run_on_vck5000 ./test.elf 
 
diff --git a/reference_designs/core/vector_mult/Makefile b/reference_designs/core/vector_mult/Makefile
index 74ad28f7b6..330692f4fb 100755
--- a/reference_designs/core/vector_mult/Makefile
+++ b/reference_designs/core/vector_mult/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ vck5000: devicename=xcvc1902
 vck5000: col=6
 
 vck5000: build/aie.mlir
-	aiecc.py --link_against_hsa --host-target=x86_64-amd-linux-gnu build/aie.mlir \
+	aiecc.py --xchesscc --link_against_hsa --host-target=x86_64-amd-linux-gnu build/aie.mlir \
 						-I/opt/xaiengine/include \
 						-I$(ACDC_AIE)/runtime_lib/x86_64-hsa/test_lib/include \
             -I${ROCM_ROOT}/include \
diff --git a/reference_designs/core/vector_mult/run_vck5000.lit b/reference_designs/core/vector_mult/run_vck5000.lit
index 83b350c50d..02055c5eca 100644
--- a/reference_designs/core/vector_mult/run_vck5000.lit
+++ b/reference_designs/core/vector_mult/run_vck5000.lit
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // (c) Copyright 2023 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 //
-// REQUIRES: hsa
+// REQUIRES: hsa, chess
 //
 // RUN: %python %S/aie2.py xcvc1902 6 > ./aie.mlir
-// RUN: %python aiecc.py %VitisSysrootFlag% --host-target=%aieHostTargetTriplet% %link_against_hsa% ./aie.mlir -I%host_runtime_lib%/test_lib/include %extraAieCcFlags% %S/test_vck5000.cpp -o test.elf -L%host_runtime_lib%/test_lib/lib -ltest_lib
+// RUN: %python aiecc.py --xchesscc %VitisSysrootFlag% --host-target=%aieHostTargetTriplet% %link_against_hsa% ./aie.mlir -I%host_runtime_lib%/test_lib/include %extraAieCcFlags% %S/test_vck5000.cpp -o test.elf -L%host_runtime_lib%/test_lib/lib -ltest_lib
 // RUN: %run_on_vck5000 ./test.elf