diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp
index f853a700b9..9876996eb2 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ std::vector<hsa_signal_t>& VirtualGPU::HwQueueTracker::WaitingSignal(HwQueueEngi
     }
     external_signals_.clear();
   }
+
   // Return the array of waiting HSA signals
   return waiting_signals_;
 }
@@ -1003,7 +1004,7 @@ void VirtualGPU::ResetQueueStates() {
 
 // ================================================================================================
 bool VirtualGPU::releaseGpuMemoryFence(bool skip_cpu_wait) {
-  if (hasPendingDispatch_) {
+  if (hasPendingDispatch_ || !Barriers().IsExternalSignalListEmpty()) {
     // Dispatch barrier packet into the queue
     dispatchBarrierPacket(kBarrierPacketHeader);
     hasPendingDispatch_ = false;
@@ -1276,6 +1277,7 @@ void VirtualGPU::profilingBegin(amd::Command& command, bool drmProfiling) {
   }
 
   if (AMD_DIRECT_DISPATCH) {
+    Barriers().ClearExternalSignals();
     for (auto it = command.eventWaitList().begin(); it < command.eventWaitList().end(); ++it) {
       void* hw_event = ((*it)->NotifyEvent() != nullptr) ?
         (*it)->NotifyEvent()->HwEvent() : (*it)->HwEvent();
@@ -1302,6 +1304,7 @@ void VirtualGPU::profilingEnd(amd::Command& command) {
     if (!timestamp_->HwProfiling()) {
       timestamp_->end();
     }
+    assert(Barriers().IsExternalSignalListEmpty());
     command.setData(timestamp_);
     timestamp_ = nullptr;
   }
diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocvirtual.hpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocvirtual.hpp
index e21e38ffef..5301da8d1c 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocvirtual.hpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocvirtual.hpp
@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@ class VirtualGPU : public device::VirtualDevice {
     //! Get the last active signal on the queue
     ProfilingSignal* GetLastSignal() const { return signal_list_[current_id_]; }
 
+    //! Clear external signals
+    void ClearExternalSignals() { external_signals_.clear(); }
+
+    //! Empty check for external signals
+    bool IsExternalSignalListEmpty() const { return external_signals_.empty(); }
+
   private:
     //! Wait for the next active signal
     void WaitNext() {