diff --git a/opencl/source/program/kernel_info.cpp b/opencl/source/program/kernel_info.cpp
index b2b0826b39..ee6ddccaee 100644
--- a/opencl/source/program/kernel_info.cpp
+++ b/opencl/source/program/kernel_info.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ void WorkSizeInfo::setMinWorkGroupSize(const HardwareInfo *hwInfo) {
         minWorkGroupSize = numThreadsPerSubSlice * simdSize / maxBarriersPerHSlice;
     }
     if (slmTotalSize > 0) {
+        UNRECOVERABLE_IF(localMemSize < slmTotalSize);
         minWorkGroupSize = std::max(maxWorkGroupSize / ((localMemSize / slmTotalSize)), minWorkGroupSize);
     }
 
diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/command_queue/local_work_size_tests.cpp b/opencl/test/unit_test/command_queue/local_work_size_tests.cpp
index fbcc851ecb..e6f2057ac2 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/command_queue/local_work_size_tests.cpp
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/command_queue/local_work_size_tests.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,17 @@
 using namespace NEO;
 
 TEST(localWorkSizeTest, given3DimWorkGroupAndSimdEqual8AndBarriersWhenComputeCalledThenLocalGroupComputedCorrectly) {
-    //wsInfo maxWorkGroupSize, hasBariers, simdSize, slmTotalSize, hardwareInfo, numThreadsPerSubSlice, localMemorySize, imgUsed, yTiledSurface
-    WorkSizeInfo wsInfo(256, 1u, 8, 0u, defaultHwInfo.get(), 32u, 0u, false, false);
+    WorkSizeInfo wsInfo(256,                 // maxWorkGroupSize
+                        1u,                  // hasBariers
+                        8,                   // simdSize
+                        0u,                  // slmTotalSize
+                        defaultHwInfo.get(), // hardwareInfo
+                        32u,                 // numThreadsPerSubSlice
+                        0u,                  // localMemorySize
+                        false,               // imgUsed
+                        false                // yTiledSurface
+    );
+
     uint32_t workDim = 3;
     size_t workGroup[3] = {10000, 10000, 10000};
     size_t workGroupSize[3];
@@ -36,6 +45,20 @@ TEST(localWorkSizeTest, given3DimWorkGroupAndSimdEqual8AndBarriersWhenComputeCal
     EXPECT_EQ(workGroupSize[2], 1u);
 }
 
+TEST(localWorkSizeTest, givenSmallerLocalMemSizeThanSlmTotalSizeThenExceptionIsThrown) {
+    EXPECT_THROW(WorkSizeInfo wsInfo(256,                 // maxWorkGroupSize
+                                     1u,                  // hasBariers
+                                     8,                   // simdSize
+                                     128u,                // slmTotalSize
+                                     defaultHwInfo.get(), // hardwareInfo
+                                     32u,                 // numThreadsPerSubSlice
+                                     64u,                 // localMemorySize
+                                     false,               // imgUsed
+                                     false                // yTiledSurface
+                                     ),
+                 std::exception);
+}
+
 TEST(localWorkSizeTest, given2DimWorkGroupAndSimdEqual8AndNoBarriersWhenComputeCalledThenLocalGroupComputedCorrectly) {
     DebugManagerStateRestore dbgRestore;
     DebugManager.flags.EnableComputeWorkSizeSquared.set(true);