diff --git a/rocclr/compiler/lib/amdoclcl.def.in b/rocclr/compiler/lib/amdoclcl.def.in
index 0d8a7009e2..10cd7442c2 100644
--- a/rocclr/compiler/lib/amdoclcl.def.in
+++ b/rocclr/compiler/lib/amdoclcl.def.in
@@ -95,5 +95,5 @@ aclJITObjectImageDisassembleKernel
 aclJITObjectImageIterateSymbols
 aclJITObjectImageGetGlobalsSize
 #if defined(WITH_TARGET_HSAIL)
-aclHsaLoader
+_aclHsaLoader
 #endif
diff --git a/rocclr/compiler/lib/amdoclcl.map.in b/rocclr/compiler/lib/amdoclcl.map.in
index f2ee10dedc..9d54251784 100644
--- a/rocclr/compiler/lib/amdoclcl.map.in
+++ b/rocclr/compiler/lib/amdoclcl.map.in
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ global:
   aclJITObjectImageIterateSymbols;
   aclJITObjectImageGetGlobalsSize;
 #if defined(WITH_TARGET_HSAIL)
-  aclHsaLoader;
+  _aclHsaLoader;
 #endif
 #if defined(OPENCL_MAINLINE)
 local:
diff --git a/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/v0_8/libUtils.h b/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/v0_8/libUtils.h
index a38e54e8d0..83c59f2485 100644
--- a/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/v0_8/libUtils.h
+++ b/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/v0_8/libUtils.h
@@ -187,4 +187,30 @@ inline std::vector<std::string> splitSpaceSeparatedString(char *str)
   return vec;
 }
 
+// Helper function that allocates an aligned memory.
+inline void*
+alignedMalloc(size_t size, size_t alignment)
+{
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+  return ::_aligned_malloc(size, alignment);
+#else
+  void * ptr = NULL;
+  if (0 == ::posix_memalign(&ptr, alignment, size)) {
+    return ptr;
+  }
+  return NULL;
+#endif
+}
+
+// Helper function that frees an aligned memory.
+inline void
+alignedFree(void *ptr)
+{
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+  ::_aligned_free(ptr);
+#else
+  free(ptr);
+#endif
+}
+
 #endif // _CL_LIB_UTILS_0_8_H_
diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.cpp
index b72f10b4e5..3443fb7254 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "hsa_ext_image.h"
 
 extern "C" bool
-ACL_API_ENTRY aclHsaLoader(
+ACL_API_ENTRY _aclHsaLoader(
     aclCompiler* compiler_handle,
     aclBinary* bin,
     void* userData,
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ HSAILProgram::linkImpl(amd::option::Options* options)
         return false;
     }
     // ACL_TYPE_CG stage is always being performed
-    if (!aclHsaLoader(dev().hsaCompiler(), binaryElf_, this, &AllocateGPUMemory,
+    if (!_aclHsaLoader(dev().hsaCompiler(), binaryElf_, this, &AllocateGPUMemory,
         &DmaMemoryCopy, &GetSamplerObjectParams, &InitializeSamplerObject)) {
         buildLog_ += "Error while BRIG Codegen phase: loading BRIG globals in the ELF \n";
         return false;