diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/event/event.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/event/event.cpp
index 3b9a2e8ca5..b9ccc66ceb 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/event/event.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/event/event.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ template Event *Event::create<uint64_t>(const EventDescriptor &, const ze_event_
 template Event *Event::create<uint32_t>(const EventDescriptor &, const ze_event_desc_t *, Device *);
 
 bool Event::standaloneInOrderTimestampAllocationEnabled() {
-    return (NEO::debugManager.flags.StandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocationEnabled.get() == 1);
+    return (NEO::debugManager.flags.StandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocationEnabled.get() != 0);
 }
 
 ze_result_t EventPool::initialize(DriverHandle *driver, Context *context, uint32_t numDevices, ze_device_handle_t *deviceHandles) {
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist.cpp
index 8ef6300211..68acd54d70 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist.cpp
@@ -6622,11 +6622,23 @@ HWTEST2_F(InOrderRegularCmdListTests, givenAddedCmdForPatchWhenUpdateNewInOrderI
 
 struct StandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocationTests : public InOrderCmdListTests {
     void SetUp() override {
-        NEO::debugManager.flags.StandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocationEnabled.set(1);
         InOrderCmdListTests::SetUp();
     }
 };
 
+HWTEST2_F(StandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocationTests, givenDebugFlagSetWhenCreatingEventThenDontCreateTimestampNode, MatchAny) {
+    NEO::debugManager.flags.StandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocationEnabled.set(0);
+
+    auto eventPool = createEvents<FamilyType>(1, true);
+
+    auto cmdList = createImmCmdList<gfxCoreFamily>();
+
+    cmdList->appendLaunchKernel(kernel->toHandle(), groupCount, events[0]->toHandle(), 0, nullptr, launchParams, false);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, events[0]->inOrderTimestampNode);
+    EXPECT_NE(nullptr, events[0]->eventPoolAllocation);
+}
+
 HWTEST2_F(StandaloneInOrderTimestampAllocationTests, givenTimestampEventWhenAskingForAllocationOrGpuAddressThenReturnNodeAllocation, MatchAny) {
     auto eventPool = createEvents<FamilyType>(2, true);