diff --git a/opencl/source/helpers/hardware_commands_helper_base.inl b/opencl/source/helpers/hardware_commands_helper_base.inl
index 33ac75a8fa..7476077662 100644
--- a/opencl/source/helpers/hardware_commands_helper_base.inl
+++ b/opencl/source/helpers/hardware_commands_helper_base.inl
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ size_t HardwareCommandsHelper<GfxFamily>::sendInterfaceDescriptorData(
     // # of threads in thread group should be based on LWS.
     interfaceDescriptor.setNumberOfThreadsInGpgpuThreadGroup(threadsPerThreadGroup);
 
+    interfaceDescriptor.setDenormMode(INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA::DENORM_MODE_SETBYKERNEL);
+
     auto slmTotalSize = kernel.getSlmTotalSize();
 
     EncodeDispatchKernel<GfxFamily>::setGrfInfo(&interfaceDescriptor, kernelDescriptor.kernelAttributes.numGrfRequired,
diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/kernel/kernel_slm_tests.cpp b/opencl/test/unit_test/kernel/kernel_slm_tests.cpp
index 1a0ad9bdd7..fb477b7c5b 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/kernel/kernel_slm_tests.cpp
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/kernel/kernel_slm_tests.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ HWCMDTEST_P(IGFX_GEN8_CORE, KernelSLMAndBarrierTest, GivenStaticSlmSizeWhenProgr
     ASSERT_GT(expectedSlmSize, 0u);
     EXPECT_EQ(expectedSlmSize, pSrcIDData->getSharedLocalMemorySize());
     EXPECT_EQ(kernelInfo.kernelDescriptor.kernelAttributes.usesBarriers(), pSrcIDData->getBarrierEnable());
-    EXPECT_EQ(INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA::DENORM_MODE_FTZ, pSrcIDData->getDenormMode());
+    EXPECT_EQ(INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA::DENORM_MODE_SETBYKERNEL, pSrcIDData->getDenormMode());
 
     if (EncodeSurfaceState<FamilyType>::doBindingTablePrefetch()) {
         EXPECT_EQ(4u, pSrcIDData->getBindingTableEntryCount());
diff --git a/shared/source/command_container/command_encoder_bdw_and_later.inl b/shared/source/command_container/command_encoder_bdw_and_later.inl
index aee1fe3b2b..5d208fd08f 100644
--- a/shared/source/command_container/command_encoder_bdw_and_later.inl
+++ b/shared/source/command_container/command_encoder_bdw_and_later.inl
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ void EncodeDispatchKernel<Family>::encode(CommandContainer &container, EncodeDis
 
     auto numThreadsPerThreadGroup = args.dispatchInterface->getNumThreadsPerThreadGroup();
     idd.setNumberOfThreadsInGpgpuThreadGroup(numThreadsPerThreadGroup);
+    idd.setDenormMode(INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA::DENORM_MODE_SETBYKERNEL);
 
     EncodeDispatchKernel<Family>::programBarrierEnable(idd,
                                                        kernelDescriptor.kernelAttributes.barrierCount,
diff --git a/shared/source/command_container/command_encoder_xehp_and_later.inl b/shared/source/command_container/command_encoder_xehp_and_later.inl
index ed1028fb27..f08c34dcc9 100644
--- a/shared/source/command_container/command_encoder_xehp_and_later.inl
+++ b/shared/source/command_container/command_encoder_xehp_and_later.inl
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ void EncodeDispatchKernel<Family>::encode(CommandContainer &container, EncodeDis
 
     auto threadsPerThreadGroup = args.dispatchInterface->getNumThreadsPerThreadGroup();
     idd.setNumberOfThreadsInGpgpuThreadGroup(threadsPerThreadGroup);
+    idd.setDenormMode(INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA::DENORM_MODE_SETBYKERNEL);
 
     EncodeDispatchKernel<Family>::programBarrierEnable(idd,
                                                        kernelDescriptor.kernelAttributes.barrierCount,
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/encoders/test_encode_dispatch_kernel.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/encoders/test_encode_dispatch_kernel.cpp
index a8ff22c58f..590af5da21 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/encoders/test_encode_dispatch_kernel.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/encoders/test_encode_dispatch_kernel.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ HWCMDTEST_F(IGFX_GEN8_CORE, CommandEncodeStatesTest, whenDispatchingKernelThenSe
 
     auto interfaceDescriptorData = static_cast<INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA *>(cmdContainer->getIddBlock());
 
-    EXPECT_EQ(INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA::DENORM_MODE_FTZ, interfaceDescriptorData->getDenormMode());
+    EXPECT_EQ(INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA::DENORM_MODE_SETBYKERNEL, interfaceDescriptorData->getDenormMode());
 }
 
 HWCMDTEST_F(IGFX_GEN8_CORE, CommandEncodeStatesTest, givenDebuggingEnabledAndAssertInKernelWhenDispatchingKernelThenSwExceptionsAreEnabled) {
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/encoders/test_encode_dispatch_kernel_xehp_and_later.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/encoders/test_encode_dispatch_kernel_xehp_and_later.cpp
index 68df0f6bd0..b8b9f45391 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/encoders/test_encode_dispatch_kernel_xehp_and_later.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/encoders/test_encode_dispatch_kernel_xehp_and_later.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ HWCMDTEST_F(IGFX_XE_HP_CORE, CommandEncodeStatesTest, givenXeHpAndLaterWhenDispa
     auto cmd = genCmdCast<WALKER_TYPE *>(*itor);
     auto &idd = cmd->getInterfaceDescriptor();
 
-    EXPECT_EQ(INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA::DENORM_MODE_FTZ, idd.getDenormMode());
+    EXPECT_EQ(INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA::DENORM_MODE_SETBYKERNEL, idd.getDenormMode());
 }
 
 HWCMDTEST_F(IGFX_XE_HP_CORE, CommandEncodeStatesTest, givenXeHpDebuggingEnabledAndAssertInKernelWhenDispatchingKernelThenSwExceptionsAreEnabled) {