diff --git a/shared/source/gmm_helper/resource_info.cpp b/shared/source/gmm_helper/resource_info.cpp
index d3492f1a98..76c52a9e48 100644
--- a/shared/source/gmm_helper/resource_info.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/gmm_helper/resource_info.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2023 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -7,17 +7,25 @@
 
 #include "shared/source/gmm_helper/resource_info.h"
 
+#include "shared/source/helpers/debug_helpers.h"
+
 namespace NEO {
 GmmResourceInfo *GmmResourceInfo::create(GmmClientContext *clientContext, GMM_RESCREATE_PARAMS *resourceCreateParams) {
-    return new GmmResourceInfo(clientContext, resourceCreateParams);
+    auto resourceInfo = new GmmResourceInfo(clientContext, resourceCreateParams);
+    UNRECOVERABLE_IF(resourceInfo->peekHandle() == 0);
+    return resourceInfo;
 }
 
 GmmResourceInfo *GmmResourceInfo::create(GmmClientContext *clientContext, GMM_RESOURCE_INFO *inputGmmResourceInfo) {
-    return new GmmResourceInfo(clientContext, inputGmmResourceInfo);
+    auto resourceInfo = new GmmResourceInfo(clientContext, inputGmmResourceInfo);
+    UNRECOVERABLE_IF(resourceInfo->peekHandle() == 0);
+    return resourceInfo;
 }
 
 GmmResourceInfo *GmmResourceInfo::create(GmmClientContext *clientContext, GMM_RESOURCE_INFO *inputGmmResourceInfo, bool openingHandle) {
-    return new GmmResourceInfo(clientContext, inputGmmResourceInfo, openingHandle);
+    auto resourceInfo = new GmmResourceInfo(clientContext, inputGmmResourceInfo, openingHandle);
+    UNRECOVERABLE_IF(resourceInfo->peekHandle() == 0);
+    return resourceInfo;
 }
 
 } // namespace NEO