diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/helpers/timestamp_packet_tests.cpp b/opencl/test/unit_test/helpers/timestamp_packet_tests.cpp
index 3c134d8f21..c9b2f33899 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/helpers/timestamp_packet_tests.cpp
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/helpers/timestamp_packet_tests.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,18 @@ HWTEST_F(TimestampPacketTests, givenDebugModeWhereAtomicsAreNotEmittedWhenComman
     EXPECT_FALSE(tag.isCompleted());
 }
 
+HWTEST_F(TimestampPacketTests, givenDebugModeWhereAtomicsAreNotEmittedWhenInitializingTagThenDontResetDependenciesCount) {
+    DebugManagerStateRestore restorer;
+    DebugManager.flags.DisableAtomicForPostSyncs.set(true);
+
+    TimestampPacketStorage tag;
+
+    tag.incImplicitDependenciesCount();
+    auto currentValue = tag.implicitDependenciesCount.load();
+    tag.initialize();
+    EXPECT_EQ(currentValue, tag.implicitDependenciesCount.load());
+}
+
 HWTEST_F(TimestampPacketTests, givenTagNodeWithPacketsUsed2WhenSemaphoreAndAtomicAreProgrammedThenUseGpuAddress) {
     using MI_SEMAPHORE_WAIT = typename FamilyType::MI_SEMAPHORE_WAIT;
     using MI_ATOMIC = typename FamilyType::MI_ATOMIC;
diff --git a/shared/source/helpers/timestamp_packet.h b/shared/source/helpers/timestamp_packet.h
index 9ee9f51c8e..00d546c843 100644
--- a/shared/source/helpers/timestamp_packet.h
+++ b/shared/source/helpers/timestamp_packet.h
@@ -64,8 +64,11 @@ struct TimestampPacketStorage {
             packet.contextEnd = 1u;
             packet.globalEnd = 1u;
         }
-        implicitDependenciesCount.store(0);
         packetsUsed = 1;
+
+        if (!DebugManager.flags.DisableAtomicForPostSyncs.get()) {
+            implicitDependenciesCount.store(0);
+        }
     }
 
     void incImplicitDependenciesCount() { implicitDependenciesCount++; }