diff --git a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/prelim/debug_session.cpp b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/prelim/debug_session.cpp
index 5cda5e1dc6..5d38a438a6 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/prelim/debug_session.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/prelim/debug_session.cpp
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ bool DebugSessionLinux::handleVmBindEvent(prelim_drm_i915_debug_event_vm_bind *v
         }
 
         if (connection->vmToTile.find(vmHandle) == connection->vmToTile.end()) {
-            DEBUG_BREAK_IF(connection->vmToTile.find(vmHandle) == connection->vmToTile.end() &&
+            DEBUG_BREAK_IF(connection->vmToTile.find(vmHandle) == connection->vmToTile.end() && (vmBind->base.flags & PRELIM_DRM_I915_DEBUG_EVENT_NEED_ACK) &&
                            (connection->uuidMap[uuid].classIndex == NEO::DrmResourceClass::Isa || connection->uuidMap[uuid].classIndex == NEO::DrmResourceClass::ModuleHeapDebugArea));
             return false;
         }
@@ -1094,18 +1094,17 @@ bool DebugSessionLinux::handleVmBindEvent(prelim_drm_i915_debug_event_vm_bind *v
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        if (shouldAckEvent && (vmBind->base.flags & PRELIM_DRM_I915_DEBUG_EVENT_NEED_ACK)) {
-            prelim_drm_i915_debug_event_ack eventToAck = {};
-            eventToAck.type = vmBind->base.type;
-            eventToAck.seqno = vmBind->base.seqno;
-            eventToAck.flags = 0;
-            auto ret = ioctl(PRELIM_I915_DEBUG_IOCTL_ACK_EVENT, &eventToAck);
-            PRINT_DEBUGGER_INFO_LOG("PRELIM_I915_DEBUG_IOCTL_ACK_EVENT seqno = %llu ret = %d errno = %d\n", (uint64_t)eventToAck.seqno, ret, ret != 0 ? errno : 0);
-        }
-        return true;
     }
-    return false;
+
+    if (shouldAckEvent && (vmBind->base.flags & PRELIM_DRM_I915_DEBUG_EVENT_NEED_ACK)) {
+        prelim_drm_i915_debug_event_ack eventToAck = {};
+        eventToAck.type = vmBind->base.type;
+        eventToAck.seqno = vmBind->base.seqno;
+        eventToAck.flags = 0;
+        auto ret = ioctl(PRELIM_I915_DEBUG_IOCTL_ACK_EVENT, &eventToAck);
+        PRINT_DEBUGGER_INFO_LOG("PRELIM_I915_DEBUG_IOCTL_ACK_EVENT seqno = %llu ret = %d errno = %d\n", (uint64_t)eventToAck.seqno, ret, ret != 0 ? errno : 0);
+    }
+    return true;
 }
 
 void DebugSessionLinux::handleContextParamEvent(prelim_drm_i915_debug_event_context_param *contextParam) {
diff --git a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/test_debug_api_linux.cpp b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/test_debug_api_linux.cpp
index d97edd5d64..833419da8f 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/test_debug_api_linux.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/test_debug_api_linux.cpp
@@ -3711,6 +3711,26 @@ TEST_F(DebugApiLinuxVmBindTest, GivenUnknownVmAndEventWithAckFlagForIsaWhenHandl
     EXPECT_EQ(1u, handler->ackCount);
 }
 
+TEST_F(DebugApiLinuxVmBindTest, GivenUnknownVmAndEventWithoutUuidsWhenHandlingVmBindEventThenEventIsNotPushedToPendingEvents) {
+    uint64_t vmBindIsaData[(sizeof(prelim_drm_i915_debug_event_vm_bind) + sizeof(uint64_t)) / sizeof(uint64_t)];
+    prelim_drm_i915_debug_event_vm_bind *vmBindIsa = reinterpret_cast<prelim_drm_i915_debug_event_vm_bind *>(&vmBindIsaData);
+
+    vmBindIsa->base.type = PRELIM_DRM_I915_DEBUG_EVENT_VM_BIND;
+    vmBindIsa->base.flags = PRELIM_DRM_I915_DEBUG_EVENT_CREATE;
+    vmBindIsa->base.size = sizeof(prelim_drm_i915_debug_event_vm_bind);
+    vmBindIsa->base.seqno = 20u;
+    vmBindIsa->client_handle = MockDebugSessionLinux::mockClientHandle;
+    vmBindIsa->va_start = 0x1000;
+    vmBindIsa->va_length = 0x1000;
+    vmBindIsa->vm_handle = 5678;
+    vmBindIsa->num_uuids = 0;
+
+    session->handleEvent(&vmBindIsa->base);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(0u, session->pendingVmBindEvents.size());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0u, session->processPendingVmBindEventsCalled);
+}
+
 TEST_F(DebugApiLinuxVmBindTest, GivenEventForISAWhenModuleLoadEventAlreadyAckedThenEventIsAckedImmediatelyAndNotPushed) {
     uint64_t isaGpuVa = 0x345000;
     uint64_t isaSize = 0x2000;