diff --git a/opencl/source/dll/command_queue_dll.cpp b/opencl/source/dll/command_queue_dll.cpp
index cad8881b6b..08f8d40999 100644
--- a/opencl/source/dll/command_queue_dll.cpp
+++ b/opencl/source/dll/command_queue_dll.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ bool CommandQueue::isAssignEngineRoundRobinEnabled() {
 }
 
 bool CommandQueue::isTimestampWaitEnabled() {
-    return false;
+    return true;
 }
 
 } // namespace NEO
diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp b/opencl/test/unit_test/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp
index 7818aa3870..38af217a58 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp
@@ -873,8 +873,8 @@ TEST(CommandQueueTest, whenCheckEngineRoundRobinAssignThenReturnsFalse) {
     EXPECT_FALSE(CommandQueue::isAssignEngineRoundRobinEnabled());
 }
 
-TEST(CommandQueueTest, whenCheckEngineTimestampWaitEnabledThenReturnsFalse) {
-    EXPECT_FALSE(CommandQueue::isTimestampWaitEnabled());
+TEST(CommandQueueTest, whenCheckEngineTimestampWaitEnabledThenReturnsTrue) {
+    EXPECT_TRUE(CommandQueue::isTimestampWaitEnabled());
 }
 
 TEST(CommandQueueTest, givenEnableCmdQRoundRobindEngineAssignSetWhenCheckEngineRoundRobinAssignThenReturnsTrue) {