diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.cpp
index adf20b3d5d..50e0576845 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ namespace amd {
 #endif  // __APPLE__
 
 bool IS_HIP = false;
+
+#if defined(WITH_GPU_DEVICE)
+bool IS_LEGACY = true;
+#else
+bool IS_LEGACY = false;
+#endif
+
 // static
 char* Flag::envstr_;
 
diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.hpp b/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.hpp
index 24226ab715..14699238a5 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.hpp
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ namespace amd {
 
 extern bool IS_HIP;
 
+extern bool IS_LEGACY;
+
 //! \addtogroup Utils
 //  @{