diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/context/context_imp.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/context/context_imp.cpp
index 7c7cf4cb88..7cfeab9264 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/context/context_imp.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/context/context_imp.cpp
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ ze_result_t ContextImp::getIpcMemHandlesImpl(const void *ptr,
     for (uint32_t i = 0u; i < loopCount; i++) {
         uint64_t handle = 0;
         int ret = alloc->createInternalHandle(memoryManager, i, handle);
-        if (ret < 0) {
+        if (ret != 0) {
             return ZE_RESULT_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY;
         }
 
diff --git a/shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm_allocation_common.cpp b/shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm_allocation_common.cpp
index 9d21a3fdbb..d246a1c623 100644
--- a/shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm_allocation_common.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm_allocation_common.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2023 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2023-2025 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ int WddmAllocation::createInternalHandle(MemoryManager *memoryManager, uint32_t
         WddmMemoryManager *wddmMemoryManager = reinterpret_cast<WddmMemoryManager *>(memoryManager);
         auto status = wddmMemoryManager->createInternalNTHandle(&resourceHandle, &ntSharedHandle, this->getRootDeviceIndex());
         if (status != STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-            return handle == 0;
+            return -1;
         }
         ntSecureHandle = castToUint64(ntSharedHandle);
         handle = ntSecureHandle;
     }
-    return handle == 0;
+    return handle == 0 ? -1 : 0;
 }
 void WddmAllocation::clearInternalHandle(uint32_t handleId) {
     ntSecureHandle = 0u;
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/memory_manager/graphics_allocation_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/memory_manager/graphics_allocation_tests.cpp
index a853a45554..5f24b97152 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/memory_manager/graphics_allocation_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/memory_manager/graphics_allocation_tests.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2024 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2025 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ TEST(GraphicsAllocationTest, givenDefaultGraphicsAllocationWhenInternalHandleIsB
 TEST(GraphicsAllocationTest, givenDefaultGraphicsAllocationWhenInternalHandleIsBeingObtainedOrCreatedThenZeroIsReturned) {
     MockGraphicsAllocation graphicsAllocation;
     uint64_t handle = 0;
-    graphicsAllocation.createInternalHandle(nullptr, 0u, handle);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, graphicsAllocation.createInternalHandle(nullptr, 0u, handle));
     EXPECT_EQ(0ull, handle);
     graphicsAllocation.clearInternalHandle(0u);
 }
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/wddm_linux/configure_device_address_space_drm_or_wddm_test.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/wddm_linux/configure_device_address_space_drm_or_wddm_test.cpp
index 44fa3d5bbb..cd80a54b96 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/wddm_linux/configure_device_address_space_drm_or_wddm_test.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/wddm_linux/configure_device_address_space_drm_or_wddm_test.cpp
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ TEST_F(WddmLinuxTest, givenAllocatedMemoryAndCloseInternalHandleWithoutAllocatio
     memoryManager.freeGraphicsMemoryImpl(alloc);
 }
 
-TEST_F(WddmLinuxTest, givenAllocatedMemoryAndCreateInternalHandleFailedThenEmpyHandleReturned) {
+TEST_F(WddmLinuxTest, givenAllocatedMemoryAndCreateInternalHandleFailedThenEmptyHandleReturned) {
     osEnvironment->gdi->reserveGpuVirtualAddress = reserveDeviceAddressSpaceMock;
     osEnvironment->gdi->createAllocation2 = createAllocation2Mock;
     osEnvironment->gdi->mapGpuVirtualAddress = mapGpuVirtualAddressMock;
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ TEST_F(WddmLinuxTest, givenAllocatedMemoryAndCreateInternalHandleFailedThenEmpyH
     memoryManager.closeInternalHandle(handle, 0u, alloc);
 
     memoryManager.failCreateInternalNTHandle = true;
-    EXPECT_EQ(1, alloc->createInternalHandle(&memoryManager, 0u, handle));
+    EXPECT_EQ(-1, alloc->createInternalHandle(&memoryManager, 0u, handle));
 
     memoryManager.freeGraphicsMemoryImpl(alloc);
 }
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/windows/wddm_memory_manager_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/windows/wddm_memory_manager_tests.cpp
index b5c13e58bf..bff3d6267d 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/windows/wddm_memory_manager_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/windows/wddm_memory_manager_tests.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ TEST_F(WddmMemoryManagerAllocPathTests, GivenValidAllocationWithFailingCreateInt
     memoryManager->closeInternalHandle(handle, 0u, graphicsAllocation);
 
     memoryManager->failCreateInternalNTHandle = true;
-    EXPECT_EQ(1, graphicsAllocation->createInternalHandle(memoryManager, 0u, handle));
+    EXPECT_EQ(-1, graphicsAllocation->createInternalHandle(memoryManager, 0u, handle));
 
     memoryManager->freeGraphicsMemory(graphicsAllocation);
 }