diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.h b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.h
index 9838202ecfad..68f5b6668e00 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.h
+++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct ivpu_bo;
 #define IVPU_IPC_ALIGNMENT	   64
 
 #define IVPU_IPC_HDR_FREE	   0
-#define IVPU_IPC_HDR_ALLOCATED	   0
+#define IVPU_IPC_HDR_ALLOCATED	   1
 
 /**
  * struct ivpu_ipc_hdr - The IPC message header structure, exchanged