diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.hpp b/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.hpp
index 5d4801f766..0ea3e12a37 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ debug(int, LOG_LEVEL, 0,                                                      \
         "The default log level")                                              \
 debug(uint, DEBUG_GPU_FLAGS, 0,                                               \
         "The debug options for GPU device")                                   \
-debug(uint, GPU_MAX_COMMAND_QUEUES, 70,                                       \
+release(uint, GPU_MAX_COMMAND_QUEUES, 70,                                     \
         "The maximum number of concurrent Virtual GPUs")                      \
 release(size_t, CQ_THREAD_STACK_SIZE, 256*Ki, /* @todo: that much! */         \
         "The default command queue thread stack size")                        \