diff --git a/src/runtime_src/core/edge/common/aie_parser.cpp b/src/runtime_src/core/edge/common/aie_parser.cpp
index 5c3f435d5c5..fb7ae2abb65 100755
--- a/src/runtime_src/core/edge/common/aie_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime_src/core/edge/common/aie_parser.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ get_graph(const pt::ptree& aie_meta, const std::string& graph_name)
 
     if (graph_config.coreColumns.size()) // broadcasting column is same for one partition
       graph_config.broadcast_column = get_partition_start_column(aie_meta, graph_config.coreColumns[0]);
+    else
+      graph_config.broadcast_column = default_start_column;
 
     int num_tiles = count;