diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 904dfcab71..2d6ef9e0c8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ message("-- ${BoldBlue}rocDecode Install Path -- ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}${Colour
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH} ${ROCM_PATH}/hip)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
 
 # rocDecode Build Type
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
diff --git a/samples/videoDecode/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecode/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f40f91044..b1e56ae8eb 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecode/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecode/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt
index 322112a52f..0f12f5dead 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt
index bf576f5205..b65b0b3fae 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt
index d24770cfb1..78f3281248 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt
index c5cf40f3f7..6fa54086cf 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt
index 6610382a37..8a2bfd8647 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt
index 09964f1e1d..ccf52293f3 100644
--- a/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")