diff --git a/ggml/src/iqk/iqk_gemm_iquants.cpp b/ggml/src/iqk/iqk_gemm_iquants.cpp
index 95588906..476101dc 100644
--- a/ggml/src/iqk/iqk_gemm_iquants.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/iqk/iqk_gemm_iquants.cpp
@@ -2279,14 +2279,21 @@ void iqk_convert_iq2_s_q8_0_r8(int n, const void * vx, size_t bx, void * vy, int
 }
 
 void iqk_convert_iq2_s_q8_k_r8(int n, const void * vx, size_t bx, void * vy, int nrc_x) {
+#ifdef HAVE_FANCY_SIMD
+    constexpr int k_nr = 16;
+    using block_q8_k_r = block_q8_k_r16;
+#else
+    constexpr int k_nr = 8;
+    using block_q8_k_r = block_q8_k_r8;
+#endif
     GGML_ASSERT(n%QK_K == 0);
-    GGML_ASSERT(nrc_x%8 == 0);
+    GGML_ASSERT(nrc_x%k_nr == 0);
 
     int nb = n/QK_K;
 
-    const block_iq2_s * x8[8];
+    const block_iq2_s * x8[k_nr];
 
-    block_q8_k_r8 * y = (block_q8_k_r8 *)vy;
+    block_q8_k_r * y = (block_q8_k_r *)vy;
 
     uint32_t block[8];
 
@@ -2295,17 +2302,23 @@ void iqk_convert_iq2_s_q8_k_r8(int n, const void * vx, size_t bx, void * vy, int
 
     SignHelper sh;
 
-    for (int ix = 0; ix < nrc_x; ix += 8) {
-        for (int k = 0; k < 8; ++k) x8[k] = (const block_iq2_s *)((const char *)vx + (ix + k)*bx);
+    for (int ix = 0; ix < nrc_x; ix += k_nr) {
+        for (int k = 0; k < k_nr; ++k) x8[k] = (const block_iq2_s *)((const char *)vx + (ix + k)*bx);
         for (int i = 0; i < nb; ++i) {
-            for (int k = 0; k < 8; ++k) {
+            for (int k = 0; k < k_nr; ++k) {
                 float d = 0.125f * GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(x8[k][i].d);
                 helper.vec = DequantizerIQ2S::make_scales(x8[k][i].scales);
                 DequantizerIQ2S::prepare(x8[k][i].qs+ 0, x8[k][i].qh+0, (const uint16_t *)(x8[k][i].qs + QK_K/8) + 0, sh, qx+0);
                 DequantizerIQ2S::prepare(x8[k][i].qs+16, x8[k][i].qh+4, (const uint16_t *)(x8[k][i].qs + QK_K/8) + 8, sh, qx+4);
-                float dnew = convert_to_q8_k_r8(k, 1.f/124, qx, helper.val, block, y[i].qs);
+                float dnew = convert_to_q8_k_r8<k_nr>(k, 1.f/124, qx, helper.val, block, y[i].qs);
                 y[i].d[k] = GGML_FP32_TO_FP16(d*dnew);
             }
+#ifdef HAVE_FANCY_SIMD
+            for (int l = 0; l < 64; ++l) {
+                auto v = _mm512_xor_si512(_mm512_loadu_si512((const __m512i *)y[i].qs + l), _mm512_set1_epi8(-128));
+                _mm512_storeu_si512((__m512i *)y[i].qs + l, v);
+            }
+#endif
         }
         y += nb;
     }