diff --git a/core/device/device.cpp b/core/device/device.cpp
index 787d418280..8f0282383a 100644
--- a/core/device/device.cpp
+++ b/core/device/device.cpp
@@ -115,12 +115,17 @@ bool Device::createEngine(uint32_t deviceCsrIndex, aub_stream::EngineType engine
     if (!commandStreamReceiver) {
         return false;
     }
+
+    bool internalUsage = (deviceCsrIndex == HwHelper::internalUsageEngineIndex);
+    if (internalUsage) {
+        engineType = defaultEngineType;
+    }
+
     if (commandStreamReceiver->needsPageTableManager(engineType)) {
         commandStreamReceiver->createPageTableManager();
     }
 
     bool lowPriority = (deviceCsrIndex == HwHelper::lowPriorityGpgpuEngineIndex);
-    bool internalUsage = (deviceCsrIndex == HwHelper::internalUsageEngineIndex);
     auto osContext = executionEnvironment->memoryManager->createAndRegisterOsContext(commandStreamReceiver.get(), engineType,
                                                                                      getDeviceBitfield(), preemptionMode, lowPriority);
     commandStreamReceiver->setupContext(*osContext);
diff --git a/unit_tests/device/device_tests.cpp b/unit_tests/device/device_tests.cpp
index 3698a40349..1323e4ffea 100644
--- a/unit_tests/device/device_tests.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/device/device_tests.cpp
@@ -337,3 +337,11 @@ TEST(DeviceGenEngineTest, givenHwCsrModeWhenGetEngineThenDedicatedForInternalUsa
     auto internalEngineIndex = HwHelper::internalUsageEngineIndex;
     EXPECT_EQ(internalEngineIndex, internalEngine.osContext->getContextId());
 }
+
+TEST(DeviceGenEngineTest, whenCreateDeviceThenInternalEngineHasDefaultType) {
+    auto device = std::unique_ptr<Device>(MockDevice::createWithNewExecutionEnvironment<Device>(nullptr));
+
+    auto internalEngineType = device->getInternalEngine().osContext->getEngineType();
+    auto defaultEngineType = getChosenEngineType(device->getHardwareInfo());
+    EXPECT_EQ(defaultEngineType, internalEngineType);
+}