diff --git a/hipamd/src/hip_stream.cpp b/hipamd/src/hip_stream.cpp
index bd1282e9f8..36fad7ddfc 100644
--- a/hipamd/src/hip_stream.cpp
+++ b/hipamd/src/hip_stream.cpp
@@ -674,6 +674,9 @@ hipError_t hipLaunchHostFunc_spt(hipStream_t stream, hipHostFn_t fn, void* userD
 // ================================================================================================
 hipError_t hipLaunchHostFunc(hipStream_t stream, hipHostFn_t fn, void* userData) {
   HIP_INIT_API(hipLaunchHostFunc, stream, fn, userData);
+  if (stream == nullptr) {
+    HIP_RETURN(hipErrorStreamCaptureImplicit);
+  }
   HIP_RETURN(hipLaunchHostFunc_common(stream, fn, userData));
 }