diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocdevice.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocdevice.cpp
index 1cf7d96464..6cbf80f743 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocdevice.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocdevice.cpp
@@ -2834,6 +2834,9 @@ VirtualGPU* Device::xferQueue() const {
       LogError("Couldn't create the device transfer manager!");
       return nullptr;
     }
+    if (xferQueue_->gpu_queue() == nullptr) {
+      xferQueue_->set_gpu_queue(thisDevice->AcquireActiveNormalQueue());
+    }
   }
   xferQueue_->enableSyncBlit();
   return xferQueue_;
diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocvirtual.hpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocvirtual.hpp
index 72027178f2..bc683ecff8 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocvirtual.hpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocvirtual.hpp
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ class VirtualGPU : public device::VirtualDevice {
 
   hsa_agent_t gpu_device() const { return gpu_device_; }
   hsa_queue_t* gpu_queue() { return gpu_queue_; }
+  void set_gpu_queue(hsa_queue_t* gpu_queue) { gpu_queue_ = gpu_queue; }
 
   // Return pointer to PrintfDbg
   PrintfDbg* printfDbg() const { return printfdbg_; }