diff --git a/external/vulkancts/modules/vulkan/synchronization/vktSynchronizationOperationMultiQueueTests.cpp b/external/vulkancts/modules/vulkan/synchronization/vktSynchronizationOperationMultiQueueTests.cpp
index 60b04f7..e89ac63 100644
--- a/external/vulkancts/modules/vulkan/synchronization/vktSynchronizationOperationMultiQueueTests.cpp
+++ b/external/vulkancts/modules/vulkan/synchronization/vktSynchronizationOperationMultiQueueTests.cpp
@@ -642,8 +642,19 @@
 			const Data	expected	= m_ops.front()->getData();
 			const Data	actual		= m_ops.back()->getData();
 
-			if (0 != deMemCmp(expected.data, actual.data, expected.size))
-				return tcu::TestStatus::fail("Memory contents don't match");
+			if (isIndirectBuffer(m_resourceDesc.type))
+			{
+				const deUint32 expectedValue = reinterpret_cast<const deUint32*>(expected.data)[0];
+				const deUint32 actualValue   = reinterpret_cast<const deUint32*>(actual.data)[0];
+
+				if (actualValue < expectedValue)
+					return tcu::TestStatus::fail("Counter value is smaller than expected");
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				if (0 != deMemCmp(expected.data, actual.data, expected.size))
+					return tcu::TestStatus::fail("Memory contents don't match");
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Make the validation layers happy.
diff --git a/external/vulkancts/modules/vulkan/synchronization/vktSynchronizationOperationSingleQueueTests.cpp b/external/vulkancts/modules/vulkan/synchronization/vktSynchronizationOperationSingleQueueTests.cpp
index 64d5920..c5a92a7 100644
--- a/external/vulkancts/modules/vulkan/synchronization/vktSynchronizationOperationSingleQueueTests.cpp
+++ b/external/vulkancts/modules/vulkan/synchronization/vktSynchronizationOperationSingleQueueTests.cpp
@@ -435,8 +435,19 @@
 			const Data	expected = m_ops.front()->getData();
 			const Data	actual	 = m_ops.back()->getData();
 
-			if (0 != deMemCmp(expected.data, actual.data, expected.size))
-				return tcu::TestStatus::fail("Memory contents don't match");
+			if (isIndirectBuffer(m_resources[0]->getType()))
+			{
+				const deUint32 expectedValue = reinterpret_cast<const deUint32*>(expected.data)[0];
+				const deUint32 actualValue   = reinterpret_cast<const deUint32*>(actual.data)[0];
+
+				if (actualValue < expectedValue)
+					return tcu::TestStatus::fail("Counter value is smaller than expected");
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				if (0 != deMemCmp(expected.data, actual.data, expected.size))
+					return tcu::TestStatus::fail("Memory contents don't match");
+			}
 		}
 
 		return tcu::TestStatus::pass("OK");