diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/kernel/test_kernel.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/kernel/test_kernel.cpp
index e9e0e27640..24403f106c 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/kernel/test_kernel.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/kernel/test_kernel.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ TEST_F(KernelImpSetGroupSizeTest, WhenCalculatingLocalIdsThenGrfSizeIsTakenFromC
     Mock<Kernel> mockKernel;
     Mock<Module> mockModule(this->device, nullptr);
     mockKernel.descriptor.kernelAttributes.simdSize = 1;
+    mockKernel.descriptor.kernelAttributes.numLocalIdChannels = 3;
     mockKernel.module = &mockModule;
     auto grfSize = mockModule.getDevice()->getHwInfo().capabilityTable.grfSize;
     uint32_t groupSize[3] = {2, 3, 5};
diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/helpers/hardware_commands_helper_tests.cpp b/opencl/test/unit_test/helpers/hardware_commands_helper_tests.cpp
index 0e0bf2d143..59b397db8e 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/helpers/hardware_commands_helper_tests.cpp
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/helpers/hardware_commands_helper_tests.cpp
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ HWCMDTEST_F(IGFX_GEN8_CORE, HardwareCommandsTest, whenSendingIndirectStateThenKe
     modifiedKernelInfo.kernelDescriptor.kernelAttributes.workgroupDimensionsOrder[1] = 1;
     modifiedKernelInfo.kernelDescriptor.kernelAttributes.workgroupDimensionsOrder[2] = 0;
     modifiedKernelInfo.kernelDescriptor.kernelAttributes.simdSize = 16;
+    modifiedKernelInfo.kernelDescriptor.kernelAttributes.numLocalIdChannels = 3;
     MockKernel mockKernel(kernel->getProgram(), modifiedKernelInfo, *pClDevice, false);
     uint32_t interfaceDescriptorIndex = 0;
     auto isCcsUsed = EngineHelpers::isCcs(cmdQ.getGpgpuEngine().osContext->getEngineType());
diff --git a/shared/source/kernel/kernel_descriptor.h b/shared/source/kernel/kernel_descriptor.h
index 9daa537c83..9e0375bcea 100644
--- a/shared/source/kernel/kernel_descriptor.h
+++ b/shared/source/kernel/kernel_descriptor.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct KernelDescriptor {
 
         uint8_t gpuPointerSize = 0;
         uint8_t simdSize = 8;
-        uint8_t numLocalIdChannels = 3;
+        uint8_t numLocalIdChannels = 0;
         uint8_t localId[3] = {0U, 0U, 0U};
 
         bool supportsBuffersBiggerThan4Gb() const {
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/kernel/kernel_descriptor_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/kernel/kernel_descriptor_tests.cpp
index 332ffaacde..5122df87c0 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/kernel/kernel_descriptor_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/kernel/kernel_descriptor_tests.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ TEST(KernelDescriptor, WhenDefaultInitializedThenValuesAreCleared) {
     EXPECT_EQ(2U, desc.kernelAttributes.workgroupDimensionsOrder[2]);
     EXPECT_EQ(0U, desc.kernelAttributes.gpuPointerSize);
     EXPECT_EQ(8U, desc.kernelAttributes.simdSize);
-    EXPECT_EQ(3U, desc.kernelAttributes.numLocalIdChannels);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0U, desc.kernelAttributes.numLocalIdChannels);
 
     EXPECT_EQ(0U, desc.entryPoints.skipPerThreadDataLoad);
     EXPECT_EQ(0U, desc.entryPoints.skipSetFFIDGP);