diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/connectors/accelerator_connector.py b/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/connectors/accelerator_connector.py
index ef570777e75df..1b524d3d15741 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/connectors/accelerator_connector.py
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/connectors/accelerator_connector.py
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ def _check_and_init_precision(self) -> PrecisionPlugin:
             rank_zero_info(
                 f"Using {'16bit' if self._precision_flag == '16-mixed' else 'bfloat16'} Automatic Mixed Precision (AMP)"
             )
-            device = "cpu" if self._accelerator_flag == "cpu" else "cuda"
+            device = "cpu" if self._accelerator_flag == "cpu" else "xpu" if _lightning_xpu_available() else "cuda"
             return MixedPrecisionPlugin(self._precision_flag, device)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
         raise RuntimeError("No precision set")