diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
index 503d030f63..b40be3c95c 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
@@ -4066,7 +4066,7 @@ bool CommandListCoreFamily<gfxCoreFamily>::handleCounterBasedEventOperations(Eve
 
         if (signalEvent->isUsingContextEndOffset() && Event::standaloneInOrderTimestampAllocationEnabled()) {
             signalEvent->resetInOrderTimestampNode(device->getInOrderTimestampAllocator()->getTag());
-            if (NEO::debugManager.flags.ClearStandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocation.get() == 1) {
+            if (NEO::debugManager.flags.ClearStandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocation.get() != 0) {
                 signalEvent->hostEventSetValue(Event::STATE_INITIAL);
             }
         }
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_2.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_2.cpp
index 6a0086b0f3..058471f460 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_2.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_2.cpp
@@ -1785,11 +1785,11 @@ HWTEST2_F(StandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocationTests, givenDebugFlagSetWhenAssign
 
     cmdList->appendLaunchKernel(kernel->toHandle(), groupCount, events[0]->toHandle(), 0, nullptr, launchParams, false);
 
-    debugManager.flags.ClearStandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocation.set(1);
+    debugManager.flags.ClearStandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocation.set(0);
     cmdList->appendLaunchKernel(kernel->toHandle(), groupCount, events[1]->toHandle(), 0, nullptr, launchParams, false);
 
-    EXPECT_EQ(123u, *tag0Data);
-    EXPECT_EQ(static_cast<uint32_t>(Event::STATE_INITIAL), *tag1Data);
+    EXPECT_EQ(456u, *tag1Data);
+    EXPECT_EQ(static_cast<uint32_t>(Event::STATE_INITIAL), *tag0Data);
 }
 
 HWTEST2_F(StandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocationTests, givenNonWalkerCounterSignalingWhenPassedNonProfilingEventThenAssignAllocation, IsAtLeastXeHpCore) {