diff --git a/runtime/command_queue/command_queue.cpp b/runtime/command_queue/command_queue.cpp
index 96057b760b..4026e31b7f 100644
--- a/runtime/command_queue/command_queue.cpp
+++ b/runtime/command_queue/command_queue.cpp
@@ -578,10 +578,11 @@ bool CommandQueue::queueDependenciesClearRequired() const {
 }
 
 bool CommandQueue::blitEnqueueAllowed(cl_command_type cmdType) const {
-    bool blitAllowed = device->getExecutionEnvironment()->getHardwareInfo()->capabilityTable.blitterOperationsSupported;
+    bool blitAllowed = false;
 
     if (DebugManager.flags.EnableBlitterOperationsForReadWriteBuffers.get() != -1) {
-        blitAllowed &= !!DebugManager.flags.EnableBlitterOperationsForReadWriteBuffers.get();
+        blitAllowed = !!DebugManager.flags.EnableBlitterOperationsForReadWriteBuffers.get() &&
+                      device->getExecutionEnvironment()->getHardwareInfo()->capabilityTable.blitterOperationsSupported;
     }
 
     bool commandAllowed = (CL_COMMAND_READ_BUFFER == cmdType) || (CL_COMMAND_WRITE_BUFFER == cmdType);
diff --git a/unit_tests/mem_obj/buffer_tests.cpp b/unit_tests/mem_obj/buffer_tests.cpp
index d9e02d6a50..36a84bb02f 100644
--- a/unit_tests/mem_obj/buffer_tests.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/mem_obj/buffer_tests.cpp
@@ -757,14 +757,14 @@ HWTEST_TEMPLATED_F(BcsBufferTests, givenBcsSupportedWhenEnqueueReadWriteBufferIs
     commandQueue->enqueueWriteBuffer(bufferForBlt.get(), CL_TRUE, 0, 1, &hostPtr, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr);
     commandQueue->enqueueReadBuffer(bufferForBlt.get(), CL_TRUE, 0, 1, &hostPtr, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr);
 
-    EXPECT_EQ(2u, bcsCsr->blitBufferCalled);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0u, bcsCsr->blitBufferCalled);
 
     DebugManager.flags.EnableBlitterOperationsForReadWriteBuffers.set(1);
     hwInfo->capabilityTable.blitterOperationsSupported = true;
     commandQueue->enqueueWriteBuffer(bufferForBlt.get(), CL_TRUE, 0, 1, &hostPtr, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr);
-    EXPECT_EQ(3u, bcsCsr->blitBufferCalled);
+    EXPECT_EQ(1u, bcsCsr->blitBufferCalled);
     commandQueue->enqueueReadBuffer(bufferForBlt.get(), CL_TRUE, 0, 1, &hostPtr, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr);
-    EXPECT_EQ(4u, bcsCsr->blitBufferCalled);
+    EXPECT_EQ(2u, bcsCsr->blitBufferCalled);
 }
 
 HWTEST_TEMPLATED_F(BcsBufferTests, givenBcsSupportedWhenQueueIsBlockedThenDispatchBlitWhenUnblocked) {