diff --git a/catch/CMakeLists.txt b/catch/CMakeLists.txt
index db9c0552ce..e8abe8f038 100644
--- a/catch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/catch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ find_package(Catch2 REQUIRED
 include(Catch)
 include(CTest)
 
+# path used for generating the *_include.cmake file
+set(CATCH2_INCLUDE ${CATCH2_PATH}/cmake/Catch2/catch_include.cmake.in)
+
 include_directories(
     ${CATCH2_PATH}
     "./include"
@@ -77,6 +80,9 @@ include_directories(
 )
 
 file(COPY ./hipTestMain/config DESTINATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/hipTestMain)
+file(COPY ./external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/CatchAddTests.cmake DESTINATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/script)
+set(ADD_SCRIPT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/script/CatchAddTests.cmake)
+
 
 if(HIP_PLATFORM MATCHES "amd" AND HIP_COMPILER MATCHES "clang")
     add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror)
diff --git a/catch/external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/Catch.cmake b/catch/external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/Catch.cmake
index 7b1a783e45..5f4b06c7b2 100644
--- a/catch/external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/Catch.cmake
+++ b/catch/external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/Catch.cmake
@@ -142,43 +142,24 @@ function(catch_discover_tests TARGET)
   # Define rule to generate test list for aforementioned test executable
   set(ctest_include_file "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${TARGET}_include-${args_hash}.cmake")
   set(ctest_tests_file "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${TARGET}_tests-${args_hash}.cmake")
+  file(RELATIVE_PATH ctestincludepath ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${ctest_include_file})
+  file(RELATIVE_PATH ctestfilepath ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${ctest_tests_file})
+  file(RELATIVE_PATH _workdir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${_WORKING_DIRECTORY})
+  file(RELATIVE_PATH _CATCH_ADD_TEST_SCRIPT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${ADD_SCRIPT_PATH})
+
   get_property(crosscompiling_emulator
     TARGET ${TARGET}
     PROPERTY CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR
   )
-  add_custom_command(
-    TARGET ${TARGET} POST_BUILD
-    BYPRODUCTS "${ctest_tests_file}"
-    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-            -D "TEST_TARGET=${TARGET}"
-            -D "TEST_EXECUTABLE=$<TARGET_FILE:${TARGET}>"
-            -D "TEST_EXECUTOR=${crosscompiling_emulator}"
-            -D "TEST_WORKING_DIR=${_WORKING_DIRECTORY}"
-            -D "TEST_SPEC=${_TEST_SPEC}"
-            -D "TEST_EXTRA_ARGS=${_EXTRA_ARGS}"
-            -D "TEST_PROPERTIES=${_PROPERTIES}"
-            -D "TEST_PREFIX=${_TEST_PREFIX}"
-            -D "TEST_SUFFIX=${_TEST_SUFFIX}"
-            -D "TEST_LIST=${_TEST_LIST}"
-            -D "TEST_REPORTER=${_REPORTER}"
-            -D "TEST_OUTPUT_DIR=${_OUTPUT_DIR}"
-            -D "TEST_OUTPUT_PREFIX=${_OUTPUT_PREFIX}"
-            -D "TEST_OUTPUT_SUFFIX=${_OUTPUT_SUFFIX}"
-            -D "CTEST_FILE=${ctest_tests_file}"
-            -P "${_CATCH_DISCOVER_TESTS_SCRIPT}"
-    VERBATIM
-  )
 
-  file(RELATIVE_PATH ctestincludepath ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${ctest_include_file})
-  file(RELATIVE_PATH ctestfilepath ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${ctest_tests_file})
+  set(EXEC_NAME ${TARGET})
+  if(WIN32)
+    set(EXEC_NAME ${EXEC_NAME}.exe)
+  endif()
 
-  file(WRITE "${ctest_include_file}"
-    "if(EXISTS \"${ctestfilepath}\")\n"
-    "  include(\"${ctestfilepath}\")\n"
-    "else()\n"
-    "  message(WARNING \"Test ${TARGET} not built yet.\")\n"
-    "endif()\n"
-  )
+  # uses catch_include.cmake.in file to generate the *_include.cmake file
+  # *_include.cmake is used to generate the *_test.cmake during execution of ctest cmd
+  configure_file(${CATCH2_INCLUDE} ${TARGET}_include-${args_hash}.cmake @ONLY)
 
   if(NOT ${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.10.0") 
     # Add discovered tests to directory TEST_INCLUDE_FILES
diff --git a/catch/external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/CatchAddTests.cmake b/catch/external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/CatchAddTests.cmake
index 3a69718a5a..97ccac4eff 100644
--- a/catch/external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/CatchAddTests.cmake
+++ b/catch/external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/CatchAddTests.cmake
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ function(add_command NAME)
   set(script "${script}${NAME}(${_args})\n" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
 
+get_filename_component(TEST_EXECUTABLE ${TEST_EXECUTABLE} ABSOLUTE)
+
 # Run test executable to get list of available tests
 if(NOT EXISTS "${TEST_EXECUTABLE}")
   message(FATAL_ERROR
diff --git a/catch/external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/catch_include.cmake.in b/catch/external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/catch_include.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c318ebc5df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catch/external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/catch_include.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# File @ctestincludepath@ is generated by cmake.
+# For changes please modify hip/tests/catch/external/Catch2/cmake/Catch2/catch_include.cmake.in
+
+get_filename_component(_cmake_path cmake ABSOLUTE)
+
+if(EXISTS "@EXEC_NAME@")
+  execute_process(
+  COMMAND "${_cmake_path}"
+          -D "TEST_TARGET=@TARGET@"
+          -D "TEST_EXECUTABLE=@EXEC_NAME@"
+          -D "TEST_EXECUTOR=@crosscompiling_emulator@"
+          -D "TEST_WORKING_DIR=@_workdir@"
+          -D "TEST_SPEC=@_TEST_SPEC@"
+          -D "TEST_EXTRA_ARGS=@_EXTRA_ARGS@"
+          -D "TEST_PROPERTIES=@_PROPERTIES@"
+          -D "TEST_PREFIX=@_TEST_PREFIX@"
+          -D "TEST_SUFFIX=@_TEST_SUFFIX@"
+          -D "TEST_LIST=@_TEST_LIST@"
+          -D "TEST_REPORTER=@_REPORTER@"
+          -D "TEST_OUTPUT_DIR=@_OUTPUT_DIR@"
+          -D "TEST_OUTPUT_PREFIX=@_OUTPUT_PREFIX@"
+          -D "TEST_OUTPUT_SUFFIX=@_OUTPUT_SUFFIX@"
+          -D "CTEST_FILE=@ctestfilepath@"
+          -P "@_CATCH_ADD_TEST_SCRIPT@"
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE output
+  RESULT_VARIABLE result
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY "@TEST_WORKING_DIR@"
+  )
+  # include the generated ctest file for execution
+  include(@ctestfilepath@)
+else()
+  message(STATUS "executable not built : @EXEC_NAME@" )
+endif()
+
diff --git a/catch/stress/CMakeLists.txt b/catch/stress/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b022bf481..7ecabc21e1 100644
--- a/catch/stress/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/catch/stress/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-add_custom_target(stress_test COMMAND "${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND}" -R "Stress_")
+add_custom_target(stress_test COMMAND "${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND}" -R "Stress_"
+                              COMMENT "Build complete, now executing the stress test ...")
 
 add_subdirectory(memory)
 if(HIP_PLATFORM MATCHES "amd")
diff --git a/catch/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/catch/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index ff8a0f95fe..7f0fcfd474 100644
--- a/catch/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/catch/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
-add_subdirectory(memory)
+# Currently build fails for these two test sets
+if (UNIX)
+  add_subdirectory(memory)
+  add_subdirectory(graph)
+endif()
+
 add_subdirectory(deviceLib)
 add_subdirectory(stream)
 add_subdirectory(event)
@@ -29,4 +34,3 @@ add_subdirectory(printf)
 add_subdirectory(printfExe)
 add_subdirectory(texture)
 add_subdirectory(streamperthread)
-add_subdirectory(graph)