diff --git a/level_zero/tools/source/sysman/linux/os_sysman_imp.cpp b/level_zero/tools/source/sysman/linux/os_sysman_imp.cpp
index 30df9bae0a..9929780848 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/source/sysman/linux/os_sysman_imp.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/tools/source/sysman/linux/os_sysman_imp.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ ze_result_t LinuxSysmanImp::init() {
     pDevice = Device::fromHandle(pParentSysmanDeviceImp->hCoreDevice);
     DEBUG_BREAK_IF(nullptr == pDevice);
     NEO::OSInterface &OsInterface = pDevice->getOsInterface();
+    if (OsInterface.getDriverModel()->getDriverModelType() != NEO::DriverModelType::DRM) {
+        return ZE_RESULT_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE;
+    }
     pDrm = OsInterface.getDriverModel()->as<NEO::Drm>();
     int myDeviceFd = pDrm->getFileDescriptor();
     std::string myDeviceName;
diff --git a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/sysman/linux/test_sysman.cpp b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/sysman/linux/test_sysman.cpp
index 0625ad611f..92e2dbb5fc 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/sysman/linux/test_sysman.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/sysman/linux/test_sysman.cpp
@@ -272,5 +272,26 @@ TEST_F(SysmanMultiDeviceFixture, GivenValidEffectiveUserIdCheckWhetherPermission
     }
 }
 
+class UnknownDriverModel : public DriverModel {
+  public:
+    UnknownDriverModel() : DriverModel(DriverModelType::UNKNOWN) {}
+    void setGmmInputArgs(void *args) override {}
+    uint32_t getDeviceHandle() const override { return 0u; }
+    PhysicalDevicePciBusInfo getPciBusInfo() const override {
+        PhysicalDevicePciBusInfo pciBusInfo(PhysicalDevicePciBusInfo::InvalidValue, PhysicalDevicePciBusInfo::InvalidValue, PhysicalDevicePciBusInfo::InvalidValue, PhysicalDevicePciBusInfo::InvalidValue);
+        return pciBusInfo;
+    }
+};
+
+using SysmanUnknownDriverModelTest = Test<DeviceFixture>;
+TEST_F(SysmanUnknownDriverModelTest, GivenDriverModelTypeIsNotDrmWhenExecutingSysmanOnLinuxThenErrorIsReturned) {
+    neoDevice->getExecutionEnvironment()->rootDeviceEnvironments[device->getRootDeviceIndex()]->osInterface = std::make_unique<NEO::OSInterface>();
+    auto &osInterface = device->getOsInterface();
+    osInterface.setDriverModel(std::make_unique<UnknownDriverModel>());
+    auto pSysmanDeviceImp = std::make_unique<SysmanDeviceImp>(device->toHandle());
+    auto pLinuxSysmanImp = static_cast<PublicLinuxSysmanImp *>(pSysmanDeviceImp->pOsSysman);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE, pLinuxSysmanImp->init());
+}
+
 } // namespace ult
 } // namespace L0