diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/module/module_imp.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/module/module_imp.cpp
index 7f5438d80a..75bae2a37c 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/module/module_imp.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/module/module_imp.cpp
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ ze_result_t ModuleImp::createKernel(const ze_kernel_desc_t *desc,
                                     ze_kernel_handle_t *phFunction) {
     ze_result_t res;
     if (!isFullyLinked) {
-        return ZE_RESULT_ERROR_MODULE_BUILD_FAILURE;
+        return ZE_RESULT_ERROR_INVALID_MODULE_UNLINKED;
     }
     auto kernel = Kernel::create(productFamily, this, desc, &res);
 
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/module/test_module.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/module/test_module.cpp
index ee8f46c3be..2f9ae569e9 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/module/test_module.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/module/test_module.cpp
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ HWTEST_F(ModuleLinkingTest, givenNotFullyLinkedModuleWhenCreatingKernelThenError
 
     auto retVal = module.createKernel(nullptr, nullptr);
 
-    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_ERROR_MODULE_BUILD_FAILURE, retVal);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_ERROR_INVALID_MODULE_UNLINKED, retVal);
 }
 
 using ModulePropertyTest = Test<ModuleFixture>;