diff --git a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/metrics/linux/test_metric_ip_sampling_linux_pvc_prelim.cpp b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/metrics/linux/test_metric_ip_sampling_linux_pvc_prelim.cpp
index 0879c34621..0b8c6cb795 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/metrics/linux/test_metric_ip_sampling_linux_pvc_prelim.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/metrics/linux/test_metric_ip_sampling_linux_pvc_prelim.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class DrmPrelimMock : public DrmMock {
                                                            &inputHwInfo->workaroundTable, &inputHwInfo->gtSystemInfo, inputHwInfo->capabilityTable);
         customHwInfo->gtSystemInfo.MaxDualSubSlicesSupported = 64;
         rootDeviceEnvironment.setHwInfo(customHwInfo.get());
-        setupIoctlHelper(rootDeviceEnvironment.getHardwareInfo()->platform.eProductFamily);
+        this->ioctlHelper = std::make_unique<IoctlHelperPrelim20>();
         if (invokeQueryEngineInfo) {
             queryEngineInfo(); // NOLINT(clang-analyzer-optin.cplusplus.VirtualCall)
         }
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ class DrmPrelimMock : public DrmMock {
         return true;
     }
 
-    void getPrelimVersion(std::string &prelimVersion) override {
-        prelimVersion = "2.0";
-    }
-
     void setIoctlHelperPrelim20Mock() {
         backUpIoctlHelper = std::move(ioctlHelper);
         ioctlHelper = static_cast<std::unique_ptr<NEO::IoctlHelper>>(std::make_unique<IoctlHelperPrelim20Mock>());
diff --git a/shared/source/os_interface/linux/drm_neo.cpp b/shared/source/os_interface/linux/drm_neo.cpp
index fc4dbe6aac..17edc3c347 100644
--- a/shared/source/os_interface/linux/drm_neo.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/os_interface/linux/drm_neo.cpp
@@ -983,10 +983,12 @@ bool Drm::completionFenceSupport() {
 }
 
 void Drm::setupIoctlHelper(const PRODUCT_FAMILY productFamily) {
-    std::string prelimVersion = "";
-    getPrelimVersion(prelimVersion);
-    auto drmVersion = Drm::getDrmVersion(getFileDescriptor());
-    this->ioctlHelper.reset(IoctlHelper::get(productFamily, prelimVersion, drmVersion));
+    if (!this->ioctlHelper) {
+        std::string prelimVersion = "";
+        getPrelimVersion(prelimVersion);
+        auto drmVersion = Drm::getDrmVersion(getFileDescriptor());
+        this->ioctlHelper.reset(IoctlHelper::get(productFamily, prelimVersion, drmVersion));
+    }
 }
 
 bool Drm::queryTopology(const HardwareInfo &hwInfo, QueryTopologyData &topologyData) {
diff --git a/shared/test/common/libult/linux/drm_query_mock.h b/shared/test/common/libult/linux/drm_query_mock.h
index c2c5ddc432..600536c88e 100644
--- a/shared/test/common/libult/linux/drm_query_mock.h
+++ b/shared/test/common/libult/linux/drm_query_mock.h
@@ -27,17 +27,13 @@ class DrmQueryMock : public DrmMock {
         context.hwInfo = rootDeviceEnvironment.getHardwareInfo();
         callBaseIsVmBindAvailable = true;
 
-        setupIoctlHelper(IGFX_UNKNOWN);
+        this->ioctlHelper = std::make_unique<IoctlHelperPrelim20>();
 
         EXPECT_TRUE(queryMemoryInfo());
         EXPECT_EQ(2u + virtualMemoryIds.size(), ioctlCallsCount);
         ioctlCallsCount = 0;
     }
 
-    void getPrelimVersion(std::string &prelimVersion) override {
-        prelimVersion = "2.0";
-    }
-
     DrmMockPrelimContext context{
         nullptr,
         rootDeviceEnvironment,
diff --git a/shared/test/common/os_interface/linux/device_command_stream_fixture_prelim.h b/shared/test/common/os_interface/linux/device_command_stream_fixture_prelim.h
index f1733c36c2..6426082c2d 100644
--- a/shared/test/common/os_interface/linux/device_command_stream_fixture_prelim.h
+++ b/shared/test/common/os_interface/linux/device_command_stream_fixture_prelim.h
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ class DrmMockCustomPrelim : public DrmMockCustom {
     using Drm::memoryInfo;
 
     DrmMockCustomPrelim(RootDeviceEnvironment &rootDeviceEnvironment) : DrmMockCustom(rootDeviceEnvironment) {
-        setupIoctlHelper(IGFX_UNKNOWN);
-    }
-
-    void getPrelimVersion(std::string &prelimVersion) override {
-        prelimVersion = "2.0";
+        this->ioctlHelper = std::make_unique<IoctlHelperPrelim20>();
     }
 
     int ioctlExtra(DrmIoctl request, void *arg) override {
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/drm_mock_impl.h b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/drm_mock_impl.h
index dcdc2f882b..b76eeb3dd8 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/drm_mock_impl.h
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/drm_mock_impl.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class DrmTipMock : public DrmMock {
     DrmTipMock(RootDeviceEnvironment &rootDeviceEnvironment) : DrmTipMock(rootDeviceEnvironment, defaultHwInfo.get()) {}
     DrmTipMock(RootDeviceEnvironment &rootDeviceEnvironment, const HardwareInfo *inputHwInfo) : DrmMock(rootDeviceEnvironment) {
         rootDeviceEnvironment.setHwInfo(inputHwInfo);
+        ioctlHelper.reset();
         setupIoctlHelper(inputHwInfo->platform.eProductFamily);
     }
 
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/drm_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/drm_tests.cpp
index fe10c18639..caacf69138 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/drm_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/drm_tests.cpp
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ TEST(DrmTest, GivenBatchPendingGreaterThanZeroResetStatsWhenIsGpuHangIsCalledThe
     EXPECT_TRUE(isGpuHangDetected);
 }
 
-TEST(DrmTest, givenSetupIoctlHelperThenIoctlHelperNotNull) {
+TEST(DrmTest, givenSetupIoctlHelperWhenCalledTwiceThenIoctlHelperIsSetOnlyOnce) {
     auto executionEnvironment = std::make_unique<ExecutionEnvironment>();
     executionEnvironment->prepareRootDeviceEnvironments(1);
     DrmMock drm{*executionEnvironment->rootDeviceEnvironments[0]};
@@ -1159,6 +1159,9 @@ TEST(DrmTest, givenSetupIoctlHelperThenIoctlHelperNotNull) {
     drm.setupIoctlHelper(productFamily);
 
     EXPECT_NE(nullptr, drm.ioctlHelper.get());
+    auto ioctlHelper = drm.ioctlHelper.get();
+    drm.setupIoctlHelper(productFamily);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ioctlHelper, drm.ioctlHelper.get());
 }
 
 TEST(DrmWrapperTest, WhenGettingDrmIoctlGetparamValueThenIoctlHelperIsNotNeeded) {
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/drm_with_prelim_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/drm_with_prelim_tests.cpp
index 38826f5ead..d207ea51cf 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/drm_with_prelim_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/drm_with_prelim_tests.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class IoctlHelperPrelimFixture : public ::testing::Test {
         executionEnvironment = std::make_unique<ExecutionEnvironment>();
         executionEnvironment->prepareRootDeviceEnvironments(1);
         drm = std::make_unique<DrmPrelimMock>(*executionEnvironment->rootDeviceEnvironments[0]);
-        drm->setupIoctlHelper(executionEnvironment->rootDeviceEnvironments[0]->getHardwareInfo()->platform.eProductFamily);
+        drm->ioctlHelper = std::make_unique<IoctlHelperPrelim20>();
     }
 
     std::unique_ptr<ExecutionEnvironment> executionEnvironment;
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/ioctl_helper_tests_prelim.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/ioctl_helper_tests_prelim.cpp
index 82ed6cfbfb..b2c2abcc0f 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/ioctl_helper_tests_prelim.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/ioctl_helper_tests_prelim.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ TEST_F(IoctlPrelimHelperTests, givenPrelimsWhenTranslateToMemoryRegionsThenRetur
     }
 }
 
+TEST_F(IoctlPrelimHelperTests, whenCloneIsCalledThenValidPtrIsReturned) {
+    std::unique_ptr<IoctlHelper> cloned(ioctlHelper.clone());
+    EXPECT_NE(nullptr, cloned);
+}
+
 TEST_F(IoctlPrelimHelperTests, givenEmptyRegionInstanceClassWhenCreatingVmControlRegionExtThenNullptrIsReturned) {
     std::optional<MemoryClassInstance> regionInstanceClass{};