diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/include/hip/amd_detail/amd_hip_atomic.h b/projects/clr/hipamd/include/hip/amd_detail/amd_hip_atomic.h
index 0f516364f0..6378012beb 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/include/hip/amd_detail/amd_hip_atomic.h
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/include/hip/amd_detail/amd_hip_atomic.h
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ inline
 unsigned int atomicInc(unsigned int* address, unsigned int val)
 {
     return __builtin_amdgcn_atomic_inc32(
-        address, val, __ATOMIC_RELAXED, "workgroup");
+        address, val, __ATOMIC_RELAXED, "agent");
 }
 
 __device__
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ inline
 unsigned int atomicDec(unsigned int* address, unsigned int val)
 {
     return __builtin_amdgcn_atomic_dec32(
-        address, val, __ATOMIC_RELAXED, "workgroup");
+        address, val, __ATOMIC_RELAXED, "agent");
 }
 
 __device__
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ inline
 unsigned int atomicInc(unsigned int* address, unsigned int val)
 {
     return __builtin_amdgcn_atomic_inc32(
-        address, val, __ATOMIC_RELAXED, "workgroup");
+        address, val, __ATOMIC_RELAXED, "agent");
 }
 
 __device__
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ inline
 unsigned int atomicDec(unsigned int* address, unsigned int val)
 {
     return __builtin_amdgcn_atomic_dec32(
-        address, val, __ATOMIC_RELAXED, "workgroup");
+        address, val, __ATOMIC_RELAXED, "agent");
 }
 
 __device__