diff --git a/shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.cpp b/shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.cpp
index 9cd3e35acf..7096732e7e 100644
--- a/shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 namespace NEO {
 ExecutionEnvironment::ExecutionEnvironment() {
-    WaitUtils::init(WaitUtils::WaitpkgUse::noUse);
+    WaitUtils::init(WaitUtils::WaitpkgUse::tpause);
     this->configureNeoEnvironment();
 }
 
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/utilities/x86_64/wait_util_tests_x86_64.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/utilities/x86_64/wait_util_tests_x86_64.cpp
index dc1948a4c3..4fb26dbbc3 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/utilities/x86_64/wait_util_tests_x86_64.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/utilities/x86_64/wait_util_tests_x86_64.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "shared/source/utilities/wait_util.h"
 #include "shared/test/common/helpers/debug_manager_state_restore.h"
 #include "shared/test/common/helpers/variable_backup.h"
+#include "shared/test/common/mocks/mock_execution_environment.h"
 #include "shared/test/common/test_macros/hw_test.h"
 #include "shared/test/unit_test/mocks/mock_cpuid_functions.h"
 
@@ -209,6 +210,20 @@ TEST_F(WaitPkgTest, givenEnabledWaitPkgSetToTpauseAndWaitpkgSupportTrueWhenWaitI
     EXPECT_EQ(1, WaitUtils::waitPkgThresholdInMicroSeconds);
 }
 
+TEST_F(WaitPkgTest, givenWaitpkgSupportTrueWhenCreateExecutionEnvironmentThenWaitPkgEnabled) {
+    CpuInfo::cpuidFunc = mockCpuidEnableAll;
+
+    WaitUtils::waitpkgSupport = true;
+
+    MockExecutionEnvironment executionEnvironment;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(1u, WaitUtils::waitCount);
+    EXPECT_EQ(16000u, WaitUtils::waitpkgCounterValue);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0u, WaitUtils::waitpkgControlValue);
+    EXPECT_EQ(WaitUtils::waitpkgUse, WaitUtils::WaitpkgUse::tpause);
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, WaitUtils::waitPkgThresholdInMicroSeconds);
+}
+
 TEST_F(WaitPkgTest, givenEnabledWaitPkgSetToTpauseAndWaitpkgThresholdAndWaitpkgSupportTrueWhenWaitInitializedAndCpuSupportsOperandThenWaitPkgEnabled) {
     CpuInfo::cpuidFunc = mockCpuidEnableAll;