diff --git a/projects/hip/include/hcc_detail/hip_hcc.h b/projects/hip/include/hcc_detail/hip_hcc.h
index 2cca8940e6..42dd3b6df5 100644
--- a/projects/hip/include/hcc_detail/hip_hcc.h
+++ b/projects/hip/include/hcc_detail/hip_hcc.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ extern int HIP_LAUNCH_BLOCKING;
 
 extern int HIP_PRINT_ENV;
 extern int HIP_ATP_MARKER;
-extern int HIP_TRACE_API;
+//extern int HIP_TRACE_API;
 extern int HIP_ATP;
 extern int HIP_DB;
 extern int HIP_STAGING_SIZE;   /* size of staging buffers, in KB */
diff --git a/projects/hip/include/hcc_detail/hip_runtime.h b/projects/hip/include/hcc_detail/hip_runtime.h
index 7c34754355..a691ae8913 100644
--- a/projects/hip/include/hcc_detail/hip_runtime.h
+++ b/projects/hip/include/hcc_detail/hip_runtime.h
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #define CUDA_SUCCESS hipSuccess
 
 #include <hip_runtime_api.h>
-#include "hcc_detail/hip_hcc.h"
+//#include "hcc_detail/hip_hcc.h"
 //---
 // Remainder of this file only compiles with HCC
 #ifdef __HCC__
 #include <hc.hpp>
 #include <grid_launch.h>
+extern int HIP_TRACE_API;
 
 //TODO-HCC-GL - change this to typedef.
 //typedef grid_launch_parm hipLaunchParm ;