diff --git a/shared/source/memory_manager/unified_memory_manager.cpp b/shared/source/memory_manager/unified_memory_manager.cpp
index ac08fb7920..f6286de7af 100644
--- a/shared/source/memory_manager/unified_memory_manager.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/memory_manager/unified_memory_manager.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ uint32_t SVMAllocsManager::UnifiedMemoryProperties::getRootDeviceIndex() const {
     if (device) {
         return device->getRootDeviceIndex();
     }
+    UNRECOVERABLE_IF(rootDeviceIndices.begin() == nullptr);
     return *rootDeviceIndices.begin();
 }