diff --git a/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt
index 9cba988031..d4458d1557 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-# Set AMD Clang as default compiler
-if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/bin/amdclang++)
-endif()
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/bin/amdclang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt
index 89001bf132..c0eb2865c6 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-# Set AMD Clang as default compiler
-if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/bin/amdclang++)
-endif()
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/bin/amdclang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt
index f9dd18e4fb..2b9e90c7b2 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-# Set AMD Clang as default compiler
-if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/bin/amdclang++)
-endif()
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/bin/amdclang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b0e219af3..d79dd765e6 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-# Set AMD Clang as default compiler
-if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/bin/amdclang++)
-endif()
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/bin/amdclang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt
index c6b37065cd..0c976d4ae2 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-# Set AMD Clang as default compiler
-if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/bin/amdclang++)
-endif()
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/bin/amdclang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt
index 636ae762fc..0b8dd1b039 100644
--- a/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-# Set AMD Clang as default compiler
-if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/bin/amdclang++)
-endif()
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/bin/amdclang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")