diff --git a/projects/hip/cmake/FindHIP.cmake b/projects/hip/cmake/FindHIP.cmake
index 9a1a285921..ec2c98b642 100644
--- a/projects/hip/cmake/FindHIP.cmake
+++ b/projects/hip/cmake/FindHIP.cmake
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ endmacro()
 ###############################################################################
 macro(HIP_PREPARE_TARGET_COMMANDS _target _format _generated_files _source_files)
     set(_hip_flags "")
-    set(_hip_build_configuration "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
+    string(TOUPPER _hip_build_configuration "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
     if(HIP_HOST_COMPILATION_CPP)
         set(HIP_C_OR_CXX CXX)
     else()