diff --git a/runtime/api/api.cpp b/runtime/api/api.cpp
index a5a05b7a4a..6a576c442d 100644
--- a/runtime/api/api.cpp
+++ b/runtime/api/api.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ cl_int CL_API_CALL clGetPlatformIDs(cl_uint numEntries,
             bool ret = pPlatform->initialize();
             DEBUG_BREAK_IF(ret != true);
             if (!ret) {
-                retVal = CL_INVALID_VALUE;
+                retVal = CL_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY;
                 break;
             }
 
diff --git a/unit_tests/api/cl_get_platform_ids_tests.inl b/unit_tests/api/cl_get_platform_ids_tests.inl
index 138715f48c..4b009b1f7f 100644
--- a/unit_tests/api/cl_get_platform_ids_tests.inl
+++ b/unit_tests/api/cl_get_platform_ids_tests.inl
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ TEST_F(clGetPlatformIDsTests, GivenNumEntriesZeroAndPlatformNotNullWhenGettingPl
     EXPECT_EQ(CL_INVALID_VALUE, retVal);
 }
 
-TEST(clGetPlatformIDsNegativeTests, GivenFailedInitWhenGettingPlatformIdsThenClInvalidValueErrorIsReturned) {
+TEST(clGetPlatformIDsNegativeTests, GivenFailedInitializationWhenGettingPlatformIdsThenClOutOfHostMemoryErrorIsReturned) {
     VariableBackup<decltype(getDevicesResult)> bkp(&getDevicesResult, false);
 
     cl_int retVal = CL_SUCCESS;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ TEST(clGetPlatformIDsNegativeTests, GivenFailedInitWhenGettingPlatformIdsThenClI
 
     retVal = clGetPlatformIDs(1, &platformRet, &numPlatforms);
 
-    EXPECT_EQ(CL_INVALID_VALUE, retVal);
+    EXPECT_EQ(CL_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY, retVal);
     EXPECT_EQ(0u, numPlatforms);
     EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, platformRet);