diff --git a/aie_kernels/aie2/cascade_mm.cc b/aie_kernels/aie2/cascade_mm.cc
index d62c29dcba..e7a785954f 100644
--- a/aie_kernels/aie2/cascade_mm.cc
+++ b/aie_kernels/aie2/cascade_mm.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void matmul_scalar_cascade_put_only(T_in *a, T_in *b, T_out *c) {
         running_sum += a[row * colA + i] * b[i * colB + col];
       }
       v16int32 v16 = undef_v16int32();
-      v16 = upd_elem(v16, 0, running_sum);
+      v16 = upd_elem(v16, 0, (int)running_sum);
       put_mcd(v16);
     }
   }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void matmul_scalar_cascade_get_only(T_in *a, T_in *b, T_out *c) {
         running_sum += a[row * colA + i] * b[i * colB + col];
       }
       v16int32 v16 = get_scd_v16int32();
-      running_sum += ext_elem(v16, 0);
+      running_sum += ext_elem(v16, 0U);
       c[row * colB + col] += running_sum;
     }
   }
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ void matmul_scalar_cascade_put_get(T_in *a, T_in *b, T_out *c) {
         running_sum += a[row * colA + i] * b[i * colB + col];
       }
       v16int32 v16 = get_scd_v16int32();
-      running_sum += ext_elem(v16, 0);
-      v16 = upd_elem(v16, 0, running_sum);
+      running_sum += ext_elem(v16, 0U);
+      v16 = upd_elem(v16, 0, (int)running_sum);
       put_mcd(v16);
     }
   }
diff --git a/programming_examples/basic/matrix_multiplication/cascade/Makefile b/programming_examples/basic/matrix_multiplication/cascade/Makefile
index 2bb2540969..bf915edf02 100644
--- a/programming_examples/basic/matrix_multiplication/cascade/Makefile
+++ b/programming_examples/basic/matrix_multiplication/cascade/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ target_suffix=${M}x${K}x${N}_${m}x${k}x${n}_${n_aie_cols}c
 
 include ${srcdir}/../makefile-common
 
-CHESS=true
-
 build/mm_${m}x${k}x${n}.o: ${kernels_dir}/cascade_mm.cc
 	mkdir -p ${@D}
-	cd ${@D} && xchesscc_wrapper ${CHESSCCWRAP2_FLAGS} -DBIT_WIDTH=8 -DDIM_M=${m} -DDIM_K=${k} -DDIM_N=${n} -c $< -o ${@F}
+	cd ${@D} && ${PEANO_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/clang++ ${PEANOWRAP2_FLAGS} -fno-unroll-loops -DBIT_WIDTH=8 -DDIM_M=${m} -DDIM_K=${k} -DDIM_N=${n} -c $< -o ${@F}
diff --git a/programming_examples/basic/matrix_multiplication/cascade/run_makefile.lit b/programming_examples/basic/matrix_multiplication/cascade/run_makefile.lit
index 6875524001..cdae3657a2 100644
--- a/programming_examples/basic/matrix_multiplication/cascade/run_makefile.lit
+++ b/programming_examples/basic/matrix_multiplication/cascade/run_makefile.lit
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // (c) Copyright 2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 //
-// REQUIRES: ryzen_ai, chess
+// REQUIRES: ryzen_ai, peano 
 //
 // RUN: make -f %S/Makefile clean
 // RUN: make -f %S/Makefile