diff --git a/shared/source/device/device.cpp b/shared/source/device/device.cpp
index 49a8b9abfe..fdcb3b525d 100644
--- a/shared/source/device/device.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/device/device.cpp
@@ -229,15 +229,11 @@ bool Device::createDeviceImpl() {
     }
     executionEnvironment->memoryManager->setDefaultEngineIndex(getRootDeviceIndex(), defaultEngineIndexWithinMemoryManager);
 
-    auto osInterface = getRootDeviceEnvironment().osInterface.get();
-
-    if (!osTime) {
-        osTime = OSTime::create(osInterface);
-    }
+    getRootDeviceEnvironmentRef().initOsTime();
 
     initializeCaps();
 
-    if (osTime->getOSInterface()) {
+    if (getOSTime()->getOSInterface()) {
         if (hwInfo.capabilityTable.instrumentationEnabled) {
             performanceCounters = createPerformanceCountersFunc(this);
         }
@@ -365,11 +361,11 @@ const DeviceInfo &Device::getDeviceInfo() const {
 }
 
 double Device::getProfilingTimerResolution() {
-    return osTime->getDynamicDeviceTimerResolution(getHardwareInfo());
+    return getOSTime()->getDynamicDeviceTimerResolution(getHardwareInfo());
 }
 
 uint64_t Device::getProfilingTimerClock() {
-    return osTime->getDynamicDeviceTimerClock(getHardwareInfo());
+    return getOSTime()->getDynamicDeviceTimerClock(getHardwareInfo());
 }
 
 bool Device::isSimulation() const {
@@ -389,8 +385,10 @@ bool Device::isSimulation() const {
 }
 
 double Device::getPlatformHostTimerResolution() const {
-    if (osTime.get())
-        return osTime->getHostTimerResolution();
+    if (getOSTime()) {
+        return getOSTime()->getHostTimerResolution();
+    }
+
     return 0.0;
 }
 
@@ -569,4 +567,6 @@ void Device::initializeRayTracing() {
         rtMemoryBackedBuffer = getMemoryManager()->allocateGraphicsMemoryWithProperties({getRootDeviceIndex(), size, GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::BUFFER, getDeviceBitfield()});
     }
 }
+
+OSTime *Device::getOSTime() const { return getRootDeviceEnvironment().osTime.get(); };
 } // namespace NEO
diff --git a/shared/source/device/device.h b/shared/source/device/device.h
index 1f15b0dac3..8481731e18 100644
--- a/shared/source/device/device.h
+++ b/shared/source/device/device.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Device : public ReferenceTrackedObject<Device> {
     MemoryManager *getMemoryManager() const;
     GmmHelper *getGmmHelper() const;
     GmmClientContext *getGmmClientContext() const;
-    OSTime *getOSTime() const { return osTime.get(); };
+    OSTime *getOSTime() const;
     double getProfilingTimerResolution();
     uint64_t getProfilingTimerClock();
     double getPlatformHostTimerResolution() const;
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ class Device : public ReferenceTrackedObject<Device> {
     DeviceInfo deviceInfo = {};
 
     HardwareCapabilities hardwareCapabilities = {};
-    std::unique_ptr<OSTime> osTime;
     std::unique_ptr<PerformanceCounters> performanceCounters;
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<CommandStreamReceiver>> commandStreamReceivers;
     std::vector<EngineControl> engines;
diff --git a/shared/source/execution_environment/root_device_environment.cpp b/shared/source/execution_environment/root_device_environment.cpp
index 1295260bcc..6e779bdc36 100644
--- a/shared/source/execution_environment/root_device_environment.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/execution_environment/root_device_environment.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "shared/source/memory_manager/memory_manager.h"
 #include "shared/source/memory_manager/memory_operations_handler.h"
 #include "shared/source/os_interface/os_interface.h"
+#include "shared/source/os_interface/os_time.h"
 #include "shared/source/utilities/software_tags_manager.h"
 
 namespace NEO {
@@ -91,6 +92,12 @@ void RootDeviceEnvironment::initGmm() {
     }
 }
 
+void RootDeviceEnvironment::initOsTime() {
+    if (!osTime) {
+        osTime = OSTime::create(osInterface.get());
+    }
+}
+
 BindlessHeapsHelper *RootDeviceEnvironment::getBindlessHeapsHelper() const {
     return bindlessHeapsHelper.get();
 }
diff --git a/shared/source/execution_environment/root_device_environment.h b/shared/source/execution_environment/root_device_environment.h
index 2a1cddf8d6..83934372a4 100644
--- a/shared/source/execution_environment/root_device_environment.h
+++ b/shared/source/execution_environment/root_device_environment.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class HwDeviceId;
 class MemoryManager;
 class MemoryOperationsHandler;
 class OSInterface;
+class OSTime;
 class SipKernel;
 class SWTagsManager;
 struct HardwareInfo;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ struct RootDeviceEnvironment {
 
     MOCKABLE_VIRTUAL void initAubCenter(bool localMemoryEnabled, const std::string &aubFileName, CommandStreamReceiverType csrType);
     bool initOsInterface(std::unique_ptr<HwDeviceId> &&hwDeviceId, uint32_t rootDeviceIndex);
+    void initOsTime();
     void initGmm();
     void initDebugger();
     MOCKABLE_VIRTUAL bool initAilConfiguration();
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ struct RootDeviceEnvironment {
     std::unique_ptr<MemoryOperationsHandler> memoryOperationsInterface;
     std::unique_ptr<AubCenter> aubCenter;
     std::unique_ptr<BindlessHeapsHelper> bindlessHeapsHelper;
+    std::unique_ptr<OSTime> osTime;
 
     std::unique_ptr<CompilerInterface> compilerInterface;
     std::unique_ptr<BuiltIns> builtins;
diff --git a/shared/test/common/mocks/mock_device.cpp b/shared/test/common/mocks/mock_device.cpp
index 140c130712..58325c9598 100644
--- a/shared/test/common/mocks/mock_device.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/common/mocks/mock_device.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ const char *MockDevice::getProductAbbrev() const {
 MockDevice::MockDevice(ExecutionEnvironment *executionEnvironment, uint32_t rootDeviceIndex)
     : RootDevice(executionEnvironment, rootDeviceIndex) {
     UltDeviceFactory::initializeMemoryManager(*executionEnvironment);
-    this->osTime = MockOSTime::create();
+
+    if (!getOSTime()) {
+        getRootDeviceEnvironmentRef().osTime = MockOSTime::create();
+    }
     auto &hwInfo = getHardwareInfo();
     executionEnvironment->rootDeviceEnvironments[rootDeviceIndex]->setHwInfo(&hwInfo);
     initializeCaps();
@@ -62,8 +65,8 @@ bool MockDevice::createDeviceImpl() {
 }
 
 void MockDevice::setOSTime(OSTime *osTime) {
-    this->osTime.reset(osTime);
-};
+    getRootDeviceEnvironmentRef().osTime.reset(osTime);
+}
 
 void MockDevice::injectMemoryManager(MemoryManager *memoryManager) {
     executionEnvironment->memoryManager.reset(memoryManager);