diff --git a/runtime/dll/linux/os_interface.cpp b/runtime/dll/linux/os_interface.cpp
index f8670524aa..50e8fc40f9 100644
--- a/runtime/dll/linux/os_interface.cpp
+++ b/runtime/dll/linux/os_interface.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 
 namespace NEO {
 
-bool OSInterface::osEnableLocalMemory = false;
+bool OSInterface::osEnableLocalMemory = true;
 
 } // namespace NEO
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/unit_tests/linux/CMakeLists.txt b/unit_tests/linux/CMakeLists.txt
index d931311f1d..f41959a434 100644
--- a/unit_tests/linux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unit_tests/linux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ set(IGDRCL_SRCS_linux_dll_tests
   ${IGDRCL_SOURCE_DIR}/runtime/dll/linux/allocator_helper.cpp
   ${IGDRCL_SOURCE_DIR}/runtime/dll/linux/drm_neo_create.cpp
   ${IGDRCL_SOURCE_DIR}/runtime/dll/linux/options.cpp
+  ${IGDRCL_SOURCE_DIR}/runtime/dll/linux/os_interface.cpp
   ${IGDRCL_SOURCE_DIR}/unit_tests/aub_stream_mocks/aub_stream_interface_mock.cpp
-  ${IGDRCL_SOURCE_DIR}/unit_tests/libult/os_interface.cpp
   ${IGDRCL_SOURCE_DIR}/unit_tests/os_interface/linux/create_drm_memory_manager.cpp
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test_mode.h
 )
diff --git a/unit_tests/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp b/unit_tests/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp
index 51dff5b209..7c2659229e 100644
--- a/unit_tests/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp
@@ -376,6 +376,10 @@ TEST(DrmMemoryManagerCreate, whenCallCreateMemoryManagerThenDrmMemoryManagerIsCr
     executionEnvironment.memoryManager = std::move(drmMemoryManager);
 }
 
+TEST(OsInterfaceTests, givenOsInterfaceWhenEnableLocalMemoryIsSpecifiedThenItIsSetToTrueOn64Bit) {
+    EXPECT_TRUE(OSInterface::osEnableLocalMemory);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     bool useDefaultListener = false;