diff --git a/rocclr/device/rocm/rocmemory.cpp b/rocclr/device/rocm/rocmemory.cpp
index 2f7c74dcc6..4500c16036 100644
--- a/rocclr/device/rocm/rocmemory.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/device/rocm/rocmemory.cpp
@@ -1133,13 +1133,18 @@ bool Image::create() {
 
   if (originalDeviceMemory_ == nullptr) {
     originalDeviceMemory_ = dev().hostAlloc(alloc_size, 1, Device::MemorySegment::kNoAtomics);
-    if ((originalDeviceMemory_ != nullptr) && dev().settings().apuSystem_) {
-      const_cast<Device&>(dev()).updateFreeMemory(alloc_size, false);
+    if (originalDeviceMemory_ != nullptr) {
+      kind_ = MEMORY_KIND_HOST;
+      if (dev().settings().apuSystem_) {
+        const_cast<Device&>(dev()).updateFreeMemory(alloc_size, false);
+      }
     }
   }
   else {
     const_cast<Device&>(dev()).updateFreeMemory(alloc_size, false);
   }
+  //record real size of the buffer so we will release and count it correctly.
+  deviceImageInfo_.size = alloc_size;
 
   deviceMemory_ = reinterpret_cast<void*>(
       amd::alignUp(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(originalDeviceMemory_), deviceImageInfo_.alignment));
@@ -1316,7 +1321,13 @@ void Image::destroy() {
 
   if (originalDeviceMemory_ != nullptr) {
     dev().memFree(originalDeviceMemory_, deviceImageInfo_.size);
-    const_cast<Device&>(dev()).updateFreeMemory(size(), true);
+    if (kind_ == MEMORY_KIND_HOST) {
+      if (dev().settings().apuSystem_) {
+        const_cast<Device&>(dev()).updateFreeMemory(deviceImageInfo_.size, true);
+      }
+    } else {
+      const_cast<Device&>(dev()).updateFreeMemory(deviceImageInfo_.size, true);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/rocclr/device/rocm/rocmemory.hpp b/rocclr/device/rocm/rocmemory.hpp
index 1bb5a1f52a..b1f5345f74 100644
--- a/rocclr/device/rocm/rocmemory.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/device/rocm/rocmemory.hpp
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ class Memory : public device::Memory {
  public:
   enum MEMORY_KIND {
     MEMORY_KIND_NORMAL = 0,
-    MEMORY_KIND_LOCK,
-    MEMORY_KIND_GART,
+
+    // The memory is allocated by ROCclr in host memory. This flag is used by
+    // image class now. It may find more use in buffer class in future
+    MEMORY_KIND_HOST,
+
     MEMORY_KIND_INTEROP,
     MEMORY_KIND_PTRGIVEN
   };