diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.hpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.hpp
index fd5bf01c3f..77f18faf84 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.hpp
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ class VirtualGPU : public device::VirtualDevice {
     barrier.pTransitions = &trans;
     barrier.waitPoint = Pal::HwPipePreCs;
     iCmd()->CmdBarrier(barrier);
+    queues_[engineID_]->submit(false);
   }
 
   void eventBegin(EngineType engId) const {