diff --git a/model_zoo/official/recommend/wide_and_deep/train.py b/model_zoo/official/recommend/wide_and_deep/train.py
index 4c4e384b6e..7366c41cfd 100644
--- a/model_zoo/official/recommend/wide_and_deep/train.py
+++ b/model_zoo/official/recommend/wide_and_deep/train.py
@@ -89,5 +89,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     config = WideDeepConfig()
     config.argparse_init()
 
-    context.set_context(mode=context.GRAPH_MODE, device_target=config.device_target)
+    context.set_context(mode=context.GRAPH_MODE, enable_graph_kernel=True, device_target=config.device_target)
     test_train(config)
diff --git a/model_zoo/official/recommend/wide_and_deep/train_and_eval.py b/model_zoo/official/recommend/wide_and_deep/train_and_eval.py
index b88c72f6a8..59c797b30d 100644
--- a/model_zoo/official/recommend/wide_and_deep/train_and_eval.py
+++ b/model_zoo/official/recommend/wide_and_deep/train_and_eval.py
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     wide_deep_config = WideDeepConfig()
     wide_deep_config.argparse_init()
 
-    context.set_context(mode=context.GRAPH_MODE, device_target=wide_deep_config.device_target)
+    context.set_context(mode=context.GRAPH_MODE, enable_graph_kernel=True, device_target=wide_deep_config.device_target)
     context.set_context(enable_sparse=wide_deep_config.sparse)
     test_train_eval(wide_deep_config)