diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw_immediate.inl b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw_immediate.inl
index f959a9542d..56544bacae 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw_immediate.inl
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw_immediate.inl
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ bool CommandListCoreFamilyImmediate<gfxCoreFamily>::isRelaxedOrderingDispatchAll
 
     auto numEvents = numWaitEvents + (this->hasInOrderDependencies() ? 1 : 0);
 
-    if (NEO::debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.get() == 1) {
+    if (NEO::debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.get() != 0) {
         uint32_t relaxedOrderingCounterThreshold = csr->getDirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingQueueDepth();
 
         auto queueTaskCount = getCmdQImmediate(copyOffload)->getTaskCount();
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_1.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_1.cpp
index 8d3ebf3a56..e71b2a876c 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_1.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_1.cpp
@@ -1520,6 +1520,7 @@ HWTEST2_F(CommandListCreateTests, givenDirectSubmissionAndImmCmdListWhenDispatch
 
     DebugManagerStateRestore restore;
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
+    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(0);
 
     ze_command_queue_desc_t desc = {};
     desc.mode = ZE_COMMAND_QUEUE_MODE_ASYNCHRONOUS;
@@ -1660,6 +1661,7 @@ HWTEST2_F(CommandListCreateTests, givenInOrderExecutionWhenDispatchingRelaxedOrd
 
     DebugManagerStateRestore restore;
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
+    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(0);
 
     ze_command_queue_desc_t desc = {};
     desc.mode = ZE_COMMAND_QUEUE_MODE_ASYNCHRONOUS;
@@ -1715,6 +1717,7 @@ HWTEST2_F(CommandListCreateTests, givenInOrderExecutionWhenDispatchingBarrierThe
 
     DebugManagerStateRestore restore;
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
+    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(0);
 
     ze_command_queue_desc_t desc = {};
     desc.mode = ZE_COMMAND_QUEUE_MODE_ASYNCHRONOUS;
@@ -1853,6 +1856,7 @@ HWTEST2_F(CommandListCreateTests, givenInOrderExecutionWhenDispatchingRelaxedOrd
 
     DebugManagerStateRestore restore;
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
+    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(0);
 
     auto ultCsr = static_cast<NEO::UltCommandStreamReceiver<FamilyType> *>(device->getNEODevice()->getDefaultEngine().commandStreamReceiver);
 
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_1.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_1.cpp
index 16f193078e..cc8e6c84b0 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_1.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_1.cpp
@@ -1970,6 +1970,7 @@ HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenCmdsChainingWhenDispatchingKernelWithRelaxed
     using MI_BATCH_BUFFER_START = typename FamilyType::MI_BATCH_BUFFER_START;
 
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
+    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(0);
 
     auto ultCsr = static_cast<UltCommandStreamReceiver<FamilyType> *>(device->getNEODevice()->getDefaultEngine().commandStreamReceiver);
 
@@ -2014,6 +2015,7 @@ HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenCmdsChainingWhenDispatchingKernelWithRelaxed
 HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenRelaxedOrderingEnabledWhenSignalEventCalledThenPassStallingCmdsInfo, IsAtLeastXeHpcCore) {
 
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
+    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(0);
 
     auto ultCsr = static_cast<UltCommandStreamReceiver<FamilyType> *>(device->getNEODevice()->getDefaultEngine().commandStreamReceiver);
     ultCsr->recordFlushedBatchBuffer = true;
@@ -2059,7 +2061,6 @@ HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenRelaxedOrderingEnabledWhenSignalEventCalledT
 
 HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenCounterHeuristicForRelaxedOrderingEnabledWhenAppendingThenEnableRelaxedOrderingCorrectly, IsAtLeastXeHpcCore) {
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
-    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(1);
 
     auto ultCsr = static_cast<UltCommandStreamReceiver<FamilyType> *>(device->getNEODevice()->getDefaultEngine().commandStreamReceiver);
     ultCsr->recordFlushedBatchBuffer = true;
@@ -2133,7 +2134,6 @@ HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenCounterHeuristicForRelaxedOrderingEnabledWhe
 
 HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenCounterHeuristicForRelaxedOrderingEnabledWithFirstDeviceInitSubmissionWhenAppendingThenEnableRelaxedOrderingCorrectly, IsAtLeastXeHpcCore) {
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
-    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(1);
 
     auto ultCsr = static_cast<UltCommandStreamReceiver<FamilyType> *>(device->getNEODevice()->getDefaultEngine().commandStreamReceiver);
     ultCsr->recordFlushedBatchBuffer = true;
@@ -2165,7 +2165,6 @@ HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenCounterHeuristicForRelaxedOrderingEnabledWit
 HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenRelaxedOrderingWithCounterHeuristicWhenSubmisionSplitThenDontIncrementCounterTwice, IsAtLeastXeHpcCore) {
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
     debugManager.flags.SkipInOrderNonWalkerSignalingAllowed.set(1);
-    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(1);
     debugManager.flags.EnableInOrderRelaxedOrderingForEventsChaining.set(1);
 
     auto ultCsr = static_cast<UltCommandStreamReceiver<FamilyType> *>(device->getNEODevice()->getDefaultEngine().commandStreamReceiver);
@@ -2626,6 +2625,7 @@ HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenRelaxedOrderingWhenProgrammingTimestampEvent
 
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
     debugManager.flags.SkipInOrderNonWalkerSignalingAllowed.set(1);
+    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(0);
 
     auto ultCsr = static_cast<UltCommandStreamReceiver<FamilyType> *>(device->getNEODevice()->getDefaultEngine().commandStreamReceiver);
 
@@ -2760,6 +2760,7 @@ HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenRelaxedOrderingWhenProgrammingTimestampEvent
 
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
     debugManager.flags.SkipInOrderNonWalkerSignalingAllowed.set(1);
+    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(0);
 
     auto ultCsr = static_cast<UltCommandStreamReceiver<FamilyType> *>(device->getNEODevice()->getDefaultEngine().commandStreamReceiver);
 
@@ -2867,6 +2868,7 @@ HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenDebugFlagSetWhenChainingWithRelaxedOrderingT
 
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
     debugManager.flags.EnableInOrderRelaxedOrderingForEventsChaining.set(0);
+    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(0);
 
     auto ultCsr = static_cast<UltCommandStreamReceiver<FamilyType> *>(device->getNEODevice()->getDefaultEngine().commandStreamReceiver);
 
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_2.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_2.cpp
index 058471f460..00cf792915 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_2.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_2.cpp
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ HWTEST2_F(CopyOffloadInOrderTests, givenRelaxedOrderingEnabledWhenDispatchingThe
     };
 
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
+    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(0);
 
     auto immCmdList = createImmCmdListImpl<gfxCoreFamily, MyMockCmdList>(true);
 
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/xe_hpc_core/test_cmdqueue_xe_hpc_core.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/xe_hpc_core/test_cmdqueue_xe_hpc_core.cpp
index 4ad30cf58b..14b72ba3d3 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/xe_hpc_core/test_cmdqueue_xe_hpc_core.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/xe_hpc_core/test_cmdqueue_xe_hpc_core.cpp
@@ -978,6 +978,7 @@ HWTEST2_F(CommandQueueCommandsXeHpc, givenFlushTaskSubmissionEnabledAndSplitBcsC
     debugManager.flags.SplitBcsCopy.set(1);
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrdering.set(1);
     debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingForBcs.set(1);
+    debugManager.flags.DirectSubmissionRelaxedOrderingCounterHeuristic.set(0);
 
     ze_result_t returnValue;
     auto hwInfo = *NEO::defaultHwInfo;