diff --git a/src/enqueue.cc b/src/enqueue.cc
index ceb6bd24c7..beda2feaf2 100644
--- a/src/enqueue.cc
+++ b/src/enqueue.cc
@@ -1919,7 +1919,6 @@ ncclResult_t ncclLaunchFinish(struct ncclComm* comm) {
     cudaStream_t launchStream = planner->streams->stream; // First user stream gets launch
     cudaStream_t deviceStream, launchOrder;
     cudaEvent_t finishedEvent = comm->sharedRes->scratchEvent;
-    CUDACHECK(cudaEventRecord(finishedEvent, launchStream));
 
     if (comm->workFifoProduced - comm->workFifoProducedLastRecorded > comm->workFifoBytes/8) {
       comm->workFifoProducedLastRecorded = comm->workFifoProduced;
@@ -1933,7 +1932,8 @@ ncclResult_t ncclLaunchFinish(struct ncclComm* comm) {
       CUDACHECK(cudaEventCreateWithFlags(&comm->sharedRes->scratchEvent, cudaEventDisableTiming));
     }
 
-    if (capturing || planner->numStreams != 1) {
+    if (capturing || planner->numStreams != 1 || ncclParamLaunchOrderImplicit()) {
+      CUDACHECK(cudaEventRecord(finishedEvent, launchStream));
       // deviceStream waits on userStream[0]
       NCCLCHECK(ncclStrongStreamAcquiredWorkStream(planner->capturingGraph, &comm->sharedRes->deviceStream, /*concurrent=*/false, &deviceStream));