diff --git a/shared/source/os_interface/linux/drm_command_stream.inl b/shared/source/os_interface/linux/drm_command_stream.inl
index 932f43eda1..024db5dc24 100644
--- a/shared/source/os_interface/linux/drm_command_stream.inl
+++ b/shared/source/os_interface/linux/drm_command_stream.inl
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ bool DrmCommandStreamReceiver<GfxFamily>::waitUserFence(TaskCountType waitValue,
 
 template <typename GfxFamily>
 bool DrmCommandStreamReceiver<GfxFamily>::isGemCloseWorkerActive() const {
-    return this->getMemoryManager()->peekGemCloseWorker() && !this->osContext->isInternalEngine() && this->getType() == CommandStreamReceiverType::hardware;
+    return this->getMemoryManager()->peekGemCloseWorker() && !this->osContext->isInternalEngine() && !this->osContext->isDirectSubmissionLightActive() && this->getType() == CommandStreamReceiverType::hardware;
 }
 
 template <typename GfxFamily>
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/device_command_stream_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/device_command_stream_tests.cpp
index 40e882a099..55ffd1cc3c 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/device_command_stream_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/device_command_stream_tests.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@ HWTEST_F(DeviceCommandStreamLeaksTest, givenDefaultGemCloseWorkerWhenCsrIsCreate
     delete osContext;
 }
 
+HWTEST_F(DeviceCommandStreamLeaksTest, givenDirectSubmissionLightWhenCsrIsCreatedThenGemCloseWorkerInactiveModeIsSelected) {
+    executionEnvironment->memoryManager = DrmMemoryManager::create(*executionEnvironment);
+    std::unique_ptr<CommandStreamReceiver> ptr(DeviceCommandStreamReceiver<FamilyType>::create(false, *executionEnvironment, 0, 1));
+    auto osContext = OsContext::create(executionEnvironment->rootDeviceEnvironments[0]->osInterface.get(), 0, 0,
+                                       EngineDescriptorHelper::getDefaultDescriptor({aub_stream::ENGINE_CCS, EngineUsage::regular}, PreemptionMode::ThreadGroup, 0b1));
+    ptr->setupContext(*osContext);
+    osContext->setDirectSubmissionActive();
+    auto drmCsr = (DrmCommandStreamReceiver<FamilyType> *)ptr.get();
+
+    EXPECT_FALSE(drmCsr->isGemCloseWorkerActive());
+    delete osContext;
+}
+
 HWTEST_F(DeviceCommandStreamLeaksTest, givenDefaultGemCloseWorkerWhenInternalCsrIsCreatedThenGemCloseWorkerInactiveModeIsSelected) {
     executionEnvironment->memoryManager = DrmMemoryManager::create(*executionEnvironment);
     std::unique_ptr<CommandStreamReceiver> ptr(DeviceCommandStreamReceiver<FamilyType>::create(false, *executionEnvironment, 0, 1));