diff --git a/runtime/device/device_caps.cpp b/runtime/device/device_caps.cpp
index 5dc40c1ef9..79613886fa 100644
--- a/runtime/device/device_caps.cpp
+++ b/runtime/device/device_caps.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void Device::initializeCaps() {
     deviceInfo.preferredInteropUserSync = 1u;
 
     // OpenCL 1.2 requires 128MB minimum
-    deviceInfo.maxMemAllocSize = std::min(std::max(deviceInfo.globalMemSize, static_cast<uint64_t>(128llu * MB)), this->hardwareCapabilities.maxMemAllocSize);
+    deviceInfo.maxMemAllocSize = std::min(std::max(deviceInfo.globalMemSize / 2, static_cast<uint64_t>(128llu * MB)), this->hardwareCapabilities.maxMemAllocSize);
 
     deviceInfo.maxConstantBufferSize = deviceInfo.maxMemAllocSize;
 
diff --git a/runtime/mem_obj/buffer.cpp b/runtime/mem_obj/buffer.cpp
index 216a9ed8dd..2af83a030f 100644
--- a/runtime/mem_obj/buffer.cpp
+++ b/runtime/mem_obj/buffer.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void Buffer::validateInputAndCreateBuffer(cl_context &context,
     }
 
     auto pDevice = pContext->getDevice(0);
-    if (size == 0 || size > pDevice->getDeviceInfo().maxMemAllocSize) {
+    if (size == 0 || size > pDevice->getHardwareCapabilities().maxMemAllocSize) {
         retVal = CL_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE;
         return;
     }
diff --git a/unit_tests/api/cl_create_buffer_tests.cpp b/unit_tests/api/cl_create_buffer_tests.cpp
index 2adece273f..1c9623405f 100644
--- a/unit_tests/api/cl_create_buffer_tests.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/api/cl_create_buffer_tests.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ TEST_F(clCreateBufferTests, GivenMemWriteOnlyFlagAndMemReadWriteFlagWhenCreating
 
 TEST_F(clCreateBufferTests, GivenBufferSizeOverMaxMemAllocSizeWhenCreatingBufferThenInvalidBufferSizeErrorIsReturned) {
     auto pDevice = pContext->getDevice(0);
-    size_t size = static_cast<size_t>(pDevice->getDeviceInfo().maxMemAllocSize) + 1;
+    size_t size = static_cast<size_t>(pDevice->getHardwareCapabilities().maxMemAllocSize) + 1;
 
     auto buffer = clCreateBuffer(pContext, CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR, size, nullptr, &retVal);
     EXPECT_EQ(CL_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE, retVal);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ TEST_F(clCreateBufferTests, GivenBufferSizeOverMaxMemAllocSizeWhenCreatingBuffer
 
 TEST_F(clCreateBufferTests, GivenBufferSizeOverMaxMemAllocSizeWhenCreateBufferWithPropertiesINTELThenInvalidBufferSizeErrorIsReturned) {
     auto pDevice = pContext->getDevice(0);
-    size_t size = static_cast<size_t>(pDevice->getDeviceInfo().maxMemAllocSize) + 1;
+    size_t size = static_cast<size_t>(pDevice->getHardwareCapabilities().maxMemAllocSize) + 1;
 
     auto buffer = clCreateBufferWithPropertiesINTEL(pContext, nullptr, size, nullptr, &retVal);
     EXPECT_EQ(CL_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE, retVal);
diff --git a/unit_tests/device/device_caps_tests.cpp b/unit_tests/device/device_caps_tests.cpp
index e2485d7eca..fcf5b3b5e3 100644
--- a/unit_tests/device/device_caps_tests.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/device/device_caps_tests.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ TEST(Device_GetCaps, givenGlobalMemSizeWhenCalculatingMaxAllocSizeThenAdjustToHW
     auto &hwHelper = HwHelper::get(platformDevices[0]->platform.eRenderCoreFamily);
     hwHelper.setupHardwareCapabilities(&hwCaps, *platformDevices[0]);
 
-    uint64_t expectedSize = std::max((caps.globalMemSize), static_cast<uint64_t>(128ULL * MemoryConstants::megaByte));
+    uint64_t expectedSize = std::max((caps.globalMemSize / 2), static_cast<uint64_t>(128ULL * MemoryConstants::megaByte));
     expectedSize = std::min(expectedSize, hwCaps.maxMemAllocSize);
 
     EXPECT_EQ(caps.maxMemAllocSize, expectedSize);