diff --git a/runtime/program/kernel_arg_info.h b/runtime/program/kernel_arg_info.h
index d4a93aeacc..279403192e 100644
--- a/runtime/program/kernel_arg_info.h
+++ b/runtime/program/kernel_arg_info.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ inline std::string parseLimitedString(const char *str, size_t maxSize) {
 struct ArgTypeMetadata {
     uint32_t argByValSize = 0U;
     KernelArgMetadata::AccessQualifier accessQualifier = {};
-    KernelArgMetadata::AddressSpaceQualifier addressQualifier = {};
+    KernelArgMetadata::AddressSpaceQualifier addressQualifier = KernelArgMetadata::AddressSpaceQualifier::Global;
     KernelArgMetadata::TypeQualifiers typeQualifiers = {};
 };
 static_assert(sizeof(ArgTypeMetadata) <= 8, "");
diff --git a/unit_tests/kernel/kernel_tests.cpp b/unit_tests/kernel/kernel_tests.cpp
index 96c362da80..8ce576013d 100644
--- a/unit_tests/kernel/kernel_tests.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/kernel/kernel_tests.cpp
@@ -3138,3 +3138,8 @@ TEST(KernelCreateTest, whenInitFailedThenReturnNull) {
     auto ret = Kernel::create<MockKernel>(&mockProgram, info, nullptr);
     EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, ret);
 }
+
+TEST(ArgTypeMetadata, GivenDefaultInitializedArgTypeMetadataThenAddressSpaceIsGlobal) {
+    ArgTypeMetadata metadata;
+    EXPECT_EQ(NEO::KernelArgMetadata::AddressSpaceQualifier::Global, metadata.addressQualifier);
+}