diff --git a/ConversionUtils.cpp b/ConversionUtils.cpp
index f441e7d..c691c55 100644
--- a/ConversionUtils.cpp
+++ b/ConversionUtils.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// Copyright © 2017 Arm Ltd and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright © 2017,2022 Arm Ltd and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 //
 
@@ -191,10 +191,12 @@
         }
 
         bool isSupported = false;
+        armnn::BackendId setBackend;
         FORWARD_LAYER_SUPPORT_FUNC(__func__,
                                    IsActivationSupported,
                                    data.m_Backends,
                                    isSupported,
+                                   setBackend,
                                    prevLayer->GetOutputSlot(0).GetTensorInfo(),
                                    tensorInfo,
                                    activationDesc);
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@
         }
 
         activationLayer = data.m_Network->AddActivationLayer(activationDesc);
+        activationLayer->SetBackendId(setBackend);
 
         prevLayer->GetOutputSlot(0).Connect(activationLayer->GetInputSlot(0));
         activationLayer->GetOutputSlot(0).SetTensorInfo(tensorInfo);