diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index db170326a5d..77ddf9d3ab1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #===============================================================================
 
-build
+build*
 external
 .vs
 .vscode
diff --git a/src/cpu/aarch64/jit_uni_reorder.cpp b/src/cpu/aarch64/jit_uni_reorder.cpp
index 6d08a7f55a6..20379fa299b 100644
--- a/src/cpu/aarch64/jit_uni_reorder.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/aarch64/jit_uni_reorder.cpp
@@ -161,14 +161,20 @@ struct jit_uni_reorder_kernel_f32_t : public kernel_t, public jit_generator {
     static bool applicable(const prb_t &p) {
         using namespace data_type;
 
+        bool bf16_ok
+                = (mayiuse_bf16() && (p.itype == bf16) && (p.otype == bf16)
+                          && !interim_f32_needed(p, false) && p.beta == 0.f)
+                || (p.itype != bf16 && p.otype != bf16)
+                || (p.itype == f32 && p.otype == bf16 && mayiuse_bf16()
+                        && p.beta == 0.f);
+
         bool ok = true && p.ndims > 0
-                && utils::one_of(p.itype, f32, s32, data_type::s8, u8)
+                && utils::one_of(p.itype, f32, bf16, s32, data_type::s8, u8)
                 && utils::one_of(p.otype, f32, bf16, s32, data_type::s8, u8)
                 && utils::everyone_is(0, p.ioff, p.ooff) /* do we need this? */
                 && utils::one_of(p.beta, 0.f, 1.f) /* anything else? */
                 && simple_impl_desc_init(p, nullptr) && prb_has_small_strides(p)
-                && IMPLICATION(
-                        p.otype == bf16, p.itype == f32 && mayiuse_bf16());
+                && bf16_ok;
 
         return ok;
     }
@@ -702,7 +708,7 @@ struct jit_uni_reorder_kernel_f32_t : public kernel_t, public jit_generator {
         const int load_tail_step
                 = !can_load_xmm && can_store_xmm ? ur_step : load_step;
 
-        const bool interim_f32 = interim_f32_needed();
+        const bool interim_f32 = interim_f32_needed(prb_, compensation_needed_);
 
         const bool need_saturation
                 = (utils::one_of(prb_.otype, u8, data_type::s8, s32)
@@ -1285,17 +1291,17 @@ struct jit_uni_reorder_kernel_f32_t : public kernel_t, public jit_generator {
         }
     }
 
-    bool interim_f32_needed() {
+    static bool interim_f32_needed(const prb_t &prb, bool compensation_needed) {
         using namespace data_type;
-
-        return utils::one_of(f32, prb_.itype, prb_.otype)
-                || prb_.src_scale_type != scale_type_t::NONE
-                || prb_.dst_scale_type != scale_type_t::NONE || prb_.beta != 0.f
-                || ((prb_.req_src_zp || prb_.req_dst_zp)
-                                ? !(prb_.itype == s32 && prb_.otype == s32)
+        bool ret = utils::one_of(f32, prb.itype, prb.otype)
+                || prb.src_scale_type != scale_type_t::NONE
+                || prb.dst_scale_type != scale_type_t::NONE || prb.beta != 0.f
+                || ((prb.req_src_zp || prb.req_dst_zp)
+                                ? !(prb.itype == s32 && prb.otype == s32)
                                 : false)
-                || (prb_.itype != f32 && compensation_needed_)
-                || prb_.scale_adjust != 1.f;
+                || (prb.itype != f32 && compensation_needed)
+                || prb.scale_adjust != 1.f;
+        return ret;
     }
 
     void process_unroll_generic(
@@ -1313,7 +1319,7 @@ struct jit_uni_reorder_kernel_f32_t : public kernel_t, public jit_generator {
 
         int curr = 0; // will switch between 0 and 1
 
-        const bool interim_f32 = interim_f32_needed();
+        const bool interim_f32 = interim_f32_needed(prb_, compensation_needed_);
 
         if (prb_.req_src_zp) {
             add_imm(X_DEFAULT_ADDR, PARAM(src_zp), X_TMP_0);