diff --git a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/tests/rocprof-sys-gpu-connect-tests.cmake b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/tests/rocprof-sys-gpu-connect-tests.cmake
index 5f99ece461..3c5a285d1f 100644
--- a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/tests/rocprof-sys-gpu-connect-tests.cmake
+++ b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/tests/rocprof-sys-gpu-connect-tests.cmake
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ if(EXISTS "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/transferBench")
     if(_transfer_output MATCHES "Error: No valid transfers created")
         set(skip_validation TRUE)
     endif()
+else()
+    set(skip_validation TRUE)
 endif()
 
 rocprofiler_systems_add_test(