diff --git a/shared/source/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe.cpp b/shared/source/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe.cpp
index cefdfcac1c..927056fbb1 100644
--- a/shared/source/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe.cpp
@@ -540,8 +540,10 @@ uint16_t IoctlHelperXe::getDefaultEngineClass(const aub_stream::EngineType &defa
  */
 uint16_t IoctlHelperXe::getCpuCachingMode(std::optional<bool> isCoherent, bool allocationInSystemMemory) const {
     uint16_t cpuCachingMode = DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC;
-    if ((isCoherent.value_or(false) == true) || (isCoherent == std::nullopt && allocationInSystemMemory)) {
-        cpuCachingMode = DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WB;
+    if (allocationInSystemMemory) {
+        if ((isCoherent.value_or(true) == true)) {
+            cpuCachingMode = DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WB;
+        }
     }
 
     if (debugManager.flags.OverrideCpuCaching.get() != -1) {
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe_tests.cpp
index 66a076e1eb..06987a995e 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe_tests.cpp
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ TEST(IoctlHelperXeTest, givenIoctlHelperXeWhenGetCpuCachingModeCalledThenCorrect
     EXPECT_EQ(xeIoctlHelper->getCpuCachingMode(false, false), DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC);
     EXPECT_EQ(xeIoctlHelper->getCpuCachingMode(false, true), DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC);
     EXPECT_EQ(xeIoctlHelper->getCpuCachingMode(true, true), DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WB);
-    EXPECT_EQ(xeIoctlHelper->getCpuCachingMode(true, false), DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WB);
+    EXPECT_EQ(xeIoctlHelper->getCpuCachingMode(true, false), DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC);
 
     EXPECT_EQ(xeIoctlHelper->getCpuCachingMode(std::nullopt, false), DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WC);
     EXPECT_EQ(xeIoctlHelper->getCpuCachingMode(std::nullopt, true), DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WB);