diff --git a/bitsandbytes/backends/cpu_xpu_common.py b/bitsandbytes/backends/cpu_xpu_common.py
index ceac893b4..f4e5ed3ec 100644
--- a/bitsandbytes/backends/cpu_xpu_common.py
+++ b/bitsandbytes/backends/cpu_xpu_common.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
     ipex_cpu = ipex if ipex._C._has_cpu() else None
     ipex_xpu = ipex if ipex._C._has_xpu() else None
-except:
+except BaseException:
     ipex_cpu = None
     ipex_xpu = None