diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca64c6a..9378d09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- Use cl::sycl::id parameters instead of cl::sycl::item.
+
 ### Removed
 - Pre-building of kernels in SYCL version to ensure compatibility with SYCL 1.2.1.
   Pre-building kernels is also not required, and shows no overhead as the first iteration is not timed.
diff --git a/SYCLStream.cpp b/SYCLStream.cpp
index ebe5f63..8e33588 100644
--- a/SYCLStream.cpp
+++ b/SYCLStream.cpp
@@ -93,10 +93,9 @@ void SYCLStream<T>::copy()
   {
     auto ka = d_a->template get_access<access::mode::read>(cgh);
     auto kc = d_c->template get_access<access::mode::write>(cgh);
-    cgh.parallel_for<copy_kernel>(range<1>{array_size}, [=](item<1> item)
+    cgh.parallel_for<copy_kernel>(range<1>{array_size}, [=](id<1> idx)
     {
-      auto id = item.get_id(0);
-      kc[id] = ka[id];
+      kc[idx] = ka[idx];
     });
   });
   queue->wait();
@@ -110,10 +109,9 @@ void SYCLStream<T>::mul()
   {
     auto kb = d_b->template get_access<access::mode::write>(cgh);
     auto kc = d_c->template get_access<access::mode::read>(cgh);
-    cgh.parallel_for<mul_kernel>(range<1>{array_size}, [=](item<1> item)
+    cgh.parallel_for<mul_kernel>(range<1>{array_size}, [=](id<1> idx)
     {
-      auto id = item.get_id(0);
-      kb[id] = scalar * kc[id];
+      kb[idx] = scalar * kc[idx];
     });
   });
   queue->wait();
@@ -127,10 +125,9 @@ void SYCLStream<T>::add()
     auto ka = d_a->template get_access<access::mode::read>(cgh);
     auto kb = d_b->template get_access<access::mode::read>(cgh);
     auto kc = d_c->template get_access<access::mode::write>(cgh);
-    cgh.parallel_for<add_kernel>(range<1>{array_size}, [=](item<1> item)
+    cgh.parallel_for<add_kernel>(range<1>{array_size}, [=](id<1> idx)
     {
-      auto id = item.get_id(0);
-      kc[id] = ka[id] + kb[id];
+      kc[idx] = ka[idx] + kb[idx];
     });
   });
   queue->wait();
@@ -145,10 +142,9 @@ void SYCLStream<T>::triad()
     auto ka = d_a->template get_access<access::mode::write>(cgh);
     auto kb = d_b->template get_access<access::mode::read>(cgh);
     auto kc = d_c->template get_access<access::mode::read>(cgh);
-    cgh.parallel_for<triad_kernel>(range<1>{array_size}, [=](item<1> item)
+    cgh.parallel_for<triad_kernel>(range<1>{array_size}, [=](id<1> idx)
     {
-      auto id = item.get_id(0);
-      ka[id] = kb[id] + scalar * kc[id];
+      ka[idx] = kb[idx] + scalar * kc[idx];
     });
   });
   queue->wait();