diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/job_validation/validate_model_memory_limit.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/job_validation/validate_model_memory_limit.ts
index bdf90986e6a01..f72885cf223fd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/job_validation/validate_model_memory_limit.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/job_validation/validate_model_memory_limit.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export async function validateModelMemoryLimit(
       job.data_description.time_field,
       duration!.start as number,
       duration!.end as number,
-      undefined,
+      true,
       job.datafeed_config
     );
     // @ts-expect-error