diff --git a/shared/source/device/device.cpp b/shared/source/device/device.cpp
index 715e0d5755..207bd0b9dc 100644
--- a/shared/source/device/device.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/device/device.cpp
@@ -1166,6 +1166,12 @@ void Device::allocateRTDispatchGlobals(uint32_t maxBvhLevels) {
         auto rtStacksPerDss = RayTracingHelper::getNumRtStacksPerDss(*this);
         dispatchGlobals.numDSSRTStacks = rtStacksPerDss;
         dispatchGlobals.maxBVHLevels = maxBvhLevels;
+
+        constexpr auto maxProgrammableBvhLevels = 7;
+        if (maxBvhLevels > maxProgrammableBvhLevels) {
+            dispatchGlobals.maxBVHLevels = 0; // 0 = special case: use 8 levels
+        }
+
         uint32_t *dispatchGlobalsAsArray = reinterpret_cast<uint32_t *>(&dispatchGlobals);
         dispatchGlobalsAsArray[7] = 1;
 
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/device/neo_device_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/device/neo_device_tests.cpp
index c4780c3b83..eee4b127d4 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/device/neo_device_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/device/neo_device_tests.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,15 @@ TEST_F(DeviceTest, whenAllocateRTDispatchGlobalsIsCalledThenStackSizePerRayIsSet
     }
 }
 
+TEST_F(DeviceTest, given8MaxBvhLevelsWhenAllocateRTDispatchGlobalsIsCalledThenMaxBvhLevelsIsSetCorrectly) {
+    uint32_t maxBvhLevels = 8u;
+    pDevice->initializeRayTracing(maxBvhLevels);
+    pDevice->allocateRTDispatchGlobals(maxBvhLevels);
+    EXPECT_NE(nullptr, pDevice->getRTDispatchGlobals(maxBvhLevels));
+    RTDispatchGlobals dispatchGlobals = *reinterpret_cast<struct RTDispatchGlobals *>(pDevice->getRTDispatchGlobals(maxBvhLevels)->rtDispatchGlobalsArray->getUnderlyingBuffer());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0u, static_cast<uint32_t>(dispatchGlobals.maxBVHLevels));
+}
+
 TEST_F(DeviceTest, givenNot48bResourceForRtWhenAllocateRTDispatchGlobalsIsCalledThenRTDispatchGlobalsIsAllocatedWithout48bResourceFlag) {
     auto mockProductHelper = std::make_unique<MockProductHelper>();
     mockProductHelper->is48bResourceNeededForRayTracingResult = false;