diff --git a/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.cpp b/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.cpp
index ea8964bb727de..3b338c2a1260d 100644
--- a/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.cpp
+++ b/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.cpp
@@ -183,23 +183,9 @@ event_impl::event_impl(queue_impl &Queue, private_tag)
 }
 
 event_impl::event_impl(HostEventState State, private_tag) : MState(State) {
-  switch (State) {
-  case HES_Discarded:
-  case HES_Complete: {
+  MIsHostEvent = true;
+  if (State == HES_Discarded || State == HES_Complete)
     MIsFlushed = true;
-    MIsHostEvent = true;
-    break;
-  }
-  case HES_NotComplete: {
-    MIsProfilingEnabled = true;
-    MHostProfilingInfo.reset(new HostProfilingInfo());
-    if (!MHostProfilingInfo)
-      throw sycl::exception(
-          sycl::make_error_code(sycl::errc::runtime),
-          "Out of host memory " +
-              codeToString(UR_RESULT_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY));
-  }
-  }
 }
 
 void event_impl::setQueue(queue_impl &Queue) {
@@ -214,8 +200,22 @@ void event_impl::setQueue(queue_impl &Queue) {
 
 void event_impl::setSubmittedQueue(std::weak_ptr<queue_impl> SubmittedQueue) {
   MSubmittedQueue = std::move(SubmittedQueue);
-  if (MHostProfilingInfo) {
+  if (isHost()) {
     if (auto QueuePtr = MSubmittedQueue.lock()) {
+      // Enable profiling for host events only if the queue where host task was
+      // submitted has profiling enabled.
+      MIsProfilingEnabled = QueuePtr->MIsProfilingEnabled;
+      if (!MIsProfilingEnabled || MState == HES_Discarded ||
+          MState == HES_Complete)
+        return;
+
+      MHostProfilingInfo.reset(new HostProfilingInfo());
+      if (!MHostProfilingInfo)
+        throw sycl::exception(
+            sycl::make_error_code(sycl::errc::runtime),
+            "Out of host memory " +
+                codeToString(UR_RESULT_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY));
+
       device_impl &Device = QueuePtr->getDeviceImpl();
       MHostProfilingInfo->setDevice(&Device);
     }
diff --git a/sycl/unittests/queue/GetProfilingInfo.cpp b/sycl/unittests/queue/GetProfilingInfo.cpp
index 0e1d3a405232a..71b36e5b89dd9 100644
--- a/sycl/unittests/queue/GetProfilingInfo.cpp
+++ b/sycl/unittests/queue/GetProfilingInfo.cpp
@@ -345,3 +345,33 @@ TEST(GetProfilingInfo, check_command_submission_time_with_host_accessor) {
 
   EXPECT_TRUE(DeviceTimerCalled);
 }
+
+// Check that query fails for host task if queue doesn't have profiling
+// enabled.
+TEST(GetProfilingInfo, check_host_task_profiling_info) {
+  using namespace sycl;
+  queue Queue;
+  event E = Queue.submit([&](handler &cgh) { cgh.host_task([]() {}); });
+
+  auto expect_profiling_exception = [&](auto profiling_query) {
+    try {
+      std::ignore = profiling_query();
+      FAIL();
+    } catch (sycl::exception const &e) {
+      EXPECT_STREQ(
+          e.what(),
+          "Profiling information is unavailable as the queue associated "
+          "with the event does not have the 'enable_profiling' property.");
+    }
+  };
+
+  expect_profiling_exception([&] {
+    return E.get_profiling_info<info::event_profiling::command_submit>();
+  });
+  expect_profiling_exception([&] {
+    return E.get_profiling_info<info::event_profiling::command_start>();
+  });
+  expect_profiling_exception([&] {
+    return E.get_profiling_info<info::event_profiling::command_end>();
+  });
+}