diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.hpp b/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.hpp
index b7b508c8cf..db12e0f640 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/utils/flags.hpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ release(bool, GPU_ENABLE_LARGE_ALLOCATION, false,                             \
         "Enable >4GB single allocations")                                     \
 release(bool, AMD_THREAD_TRACE_ENABLE, !IS_MAINLINE,                          \
         "Enable thread trace extension")                                      \
-release(uint, OPENCL_VERSION, 200,                                            \
+release(uint, OPENCL_VERSION, (IS_BRAHMA ? 120 : 200),                        \
         "Force GPU opencl verison")                                           \
 release(uint, CPU_OPENCL_VERSION, 120,                                        \
         "Force CPU opencl verison")                                           \
diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/utils/macros.hpp b/rocclr/runtime/utils/macros.hpp
index e7765f8384..d3cb6a2b60 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/utils/macros.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/utils/macros.hpp
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@
 # define ALWAYSINLINE
 #endif // !_MSC_VER
 
+#ifdef BRAHMA
+# define IS_BRAHMA true
+#else
+# define IS_BRAHMA false
+#endif
+
 //! \endcond
 
 #endif // MACROS_HPP_