diff --git a/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile b/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile
index 39fb5cf8c6..cdf793363b 100644
--- a/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile
+++ b/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #Dependencies : [MYHIP]/bin must be in user's path.
 
-HIP_PATH=../../..
+HIP_PATH=?../../..
 HIP_PLATFORM=$(shell $(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipconfig --platform)
 HIPCC=$(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipcc
 
diff --git a/samples/0_Intro/square/Makefile b/samples/0_Intro/square/Makefile
index 98ee0be4f6..817c556b26 100644
--- a/samples/0_Intro/square/Makefile
+++ b/samples/0_Intro/square/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-HIP_PATH=../../..
+HIP_PATH?=../../..
 HIPCC=$(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipcc
 
 all: square.hip.out
diff --git a/samples/1_Utils/hipBusBandwidth/Makefile b/samples/1_Utils/hipBusBandwidth/Makefile
index a713379d8d..4599cacba2 100644
--- a/samples/1_Utils/hipBusBandwidth/Makefile
+++ b/samples/1_Utils/hipBusBandwidth/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-HIP_PATH=../../..
+HIP_PATH?=../../..
 HIPCC=$(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipcc
 
 EXE=hipBusBandwidth
diff --git a/samples/1_Utils/hipDispatchLatency/Makefile b/samples/1_Utils/hipDispatchLatency/Makefile
index 9b2d558114..87e707923d 100644
--- a/samples/1_Utils/hipDispatchLatency/Makefile
+++ b/samples/1_Utils/hipDispatchLatency/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-HIP_PATH=../../..
+HIP_PATH?=../../..
 HIPCC=$(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipcc
 
 EXE=hipDispatchLatency
diff --git a/samples/1_Utils/hipInfo/Makefile b/samples/1_Utils/hipInfo/Makefile
index f38f157bcb..d69067388e 100644
--- a/samples/1_Utils/hipInfo/Makefile
+++ b/samples/1_Utils/hipInfo/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-HIP_PATH=../../..
+HIP_PATH?=../../..
 HIPCC=$(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipcc
 
 EXE=hipInfo