diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/utils/flags.hpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/utils/flags.hpp
index e04ebc6d0b..d3bb383b56 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/utils/flags.hpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/utils/flags.hpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ release(bool, HIP_MEM_POOL_SUPPORT, true,                                     \
         "Enables memory pool support in HIP")                                 \
 release(bool, HIP_MEM_POOL_USE_VM, true,                                      \
         "Enables memory pool support in HIP")                                 \
-release(bool, DEBUG_HIP_MEM_POOL_VMHEAP, false,                               \
+release(bool, DEBUG_HIP_MEM_POOL_VMHEAP, true,                                \
         "Enables virtual memory for memory pools")                            \
 release(bool, PAL_HIP_IPC_FLAG, true,                                         \
         "Enable interprocess flag for device allocation in PAL HIP")          \