diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.cpp
index 4aa483cbe1..383c96c42e 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.cpp
@@ -738,13 +738,15 @@ bool VirtualGPU::create(bool profiling, uint deviceQueueSize, uint rtCUs,
                         amd::CommandQueue::Priority priority) {
   device::BlitManager::Setup blitSetup;
 
+  // Resize the list of device resources always,
+  // because destructor calls eraseResourceList() even if create() failed
+  dev().resizeResoureList(index());
+
   if (index() >= GPU_MAX_COMMAND_QUEUES) {
     // Cap the maximum number of concurrent Virtual GPUs
     return false;
   }
 
-  dev().resizeResoureList(index());
-
   // Virtual GPU will have profiling enabled
   state_.profiling_ = profiling;