diff --git a/shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.cpp b/shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.cpp
index 8b145cd5b2..cb59f49cfd 100644
--- a/shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.cpp
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ DirectSubmissionController *ExecutionEnvironment::initializeDirectSubmissionCont
     return directSubmissionController.get();
 }
 
-void ExecutionEnvironment::initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner() {
+void ExecutionEnvironment::initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner(bool enable) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleanerMutex);
-    auto initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner = UnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner::isSupported();
+    auto initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner = UnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner::isSupported() && enable;
 
     if (debugManager.flags.ExperimentalUSMAllocationReuseCleaner.get() != -1) {
         initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner = debugManager.flags.ExperimentalUSMAllocationReuseCleaner.get() == 1;
diff --git a/shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.h b/shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.h
index 0de06b43fa..2a9bdd63f2 100644
--- a/shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.h
+++ b/shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class ExecutionEnvironment : public ReferenceTrackedObject<ExecutionEnvironment>
     bool isFP64EmulationEnabled() const { return fp64EmulationEnabled; }
 
     DirectSubmissionController *initializeDirectSubmissionController();
-    void initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner();
+    void initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner(bool enable);
 
     std::unique_ptr<MemoryManager> memoryManager;
     std::unique_ptr<UnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner> unifiedMemoryReuseCleaner;
diff --git a/shared/source/memory_manager/unified_memory_manager.cpp b/shared/source/memory_manager/unified_memory_manager.cpp
index 3045bde4c2..93f85602ab 100644
--- a/shared/source/memory_manager/unified_memory_manager.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/memory_manager/unified_memory_manager.cpp
@@ -845,9 +845,7 @@ void SVMAllocsManager::initUsmAllocationsCaches(Device &device) {
         this->usmDeviceAllocationsCacheEnabled = !!debugManager.flags.ExperimentalEnableDeviceAllocationCache.get();
     }
     if (this->usmDeviceAllocationsCacheEnabled) {
-        if (!device.isAnyDirectSubmissionEnabled(true)) {
-            device.getExecutionEnvironment()->initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner();
-        }
+        device.getExecutionEnvironment()->initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner(!device.isAnyDirectSubmissionEnabled(true));
         this->initUsmDeviceAllocationsCache(device);
     }
 
@@ -856,9 +854,7 @@ void SVMAllocsManager::initUsmAllocationsCaches(Device &device) {
         this->usmHostAllocationsCacheEnabled = !!debugManager.flags.ExperimentalEnableHostAllocationCache.get();
     }
     if (this->usmHostAllocationsCacheEnabled) {
-        if (!device.isAnyDirectSubmissionEnabled(true)) {
-            device.getExecutionEnvironment()->initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner();
-        }
+        device.getExecutionEnvironment()->initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner(!device.isAnyDirectSubmissionEnabled(true));
         this->initUsmHostAllocationsCache();
     }
 }
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/execution_environment/execution_environment_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/execution_environment/execution_environment_tests.cpp
index 94dd762f59..62908ef8d9 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/execution_environment/execution_environment_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/execution_environment/execution_environment_tests.cpp
@@ -304,11 +304,11 @@ TEST(ExecutionEnvironment, givenExperimentalUSMAllocationReuseCleanerSetWhenInit
 
     VariableBackup<decltype(NEO::Thread::createFunc)> funcBackup{&NEO::Thread::createFunc, [](void *(*func)(void *), void *arg) -> std::unique_ptr<Thread> { return nullptr; }};
     MockExecutionEnvironment executionEnvironment{};
-    executionEnvironment.initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner();
+    executionEnvironment.initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner(true);
     auto cleaner = executionEnvironment.unifiedMemoryReuseCleaner.get();
 
     EXPECT_NE(cleaner, nullptr);
-    executionEnvironment.initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner();
+    executionEnvironment.initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner(true);
     EXPECT_EQ(cleaner, executionEnvironment.unifiedMemoryReuseCleaner.get());
 }
 
@@ -317,11 +317,23 @@ TEST(ExecutionEnvironment, givenExperimentalUSMAllocationReuseCleanerSetZeroWhen
     debugManager.flags.ExperimentalUSMAllocationReuseCleaner.set(0);
 
     MockExecutionEnvironment executionEnvironment{};
-    executionEnvironment.initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner();
+    executionEnvironment.initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner(true);
 
     EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, executionEnvironment.unifiedMemoryReuseCleaner.get());
 }
 
+TEST(ExecutionEnvironment, givenExperimentalUSMAllocationReuseCleanerSetAndNotEnabledWhenInitializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleanerThenForceInit) {
+    DebugManagerStateRestore restorer;
+    debugManager.flags.ExperimentalUSMAllocationReuseCleaner.set(1);
+
+    VariableBackup<decltype(NEO::Thread::createFunc)> funcBackup{&NEO::Thread::createFunc, [](void *(*func)(void *), void *arg) -> std::unique_ptr<Thread> { return nullptr; }};
+    MockExecutionEnvironment executionEnvironment{};
+    executionEnvironment.initializeUnifiedMemoryReuseCleaner(false);
+    auto cleaner = executionEnvironment.unifiedMemoryReuseCleaner.get();
+
+    EXPECT_NE(cleaner, nullptr);
+}
+
 TEST(ExecutionEnvironment, givenNeoCalEnabledWhenCreateExecutionEnvironmentThenSetDebugVariables) {
     const std::unordered_map<std::string, int32_t> config = {
         {"UseKmdMigration", 0},