diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palsettings.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palsettings.cpp
index f653eaf50c..284e14706d 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palsettings.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palsettings.cpp
@@ -179,11 +179,10 @@ Settings::create(
         switch (palProp.gfxLevel) {
         case Pal::GfxIpLevel::GfxIp9:
             aiPlus_ = true;
-            if (!apuSystem_)
-                // This is a temporary workaround to disable sDMA for MemToImage and
-                // ImageToMem copies and needs be removed later once we have a fix
-                // for Conf. images(mipmaps) 1Darray failures on Vega10
-                disableSdmaMemoryToImage_ = GPU_DISABLE_SDMA_MEMORY_TO_IMAGE;
+            // This is a temporary workaround to disable sDMA for MemToImage and
+            // ImageToMem copies and needs be removed later once we have a fix
+            // for Conf. images(mipmaps) 1Darray failures on Vega10
+            disableSdmaMemoryToImage_ = GPU_DISABLE_SDMA_MEMORY_TO_IMAGE;
             break;
         default:
             assert(0 && "Unknown GfxIP type!");