diff --git a/hipamd/src/hip_code_object.cpp b/hipamd/src/hip_code_object.cpp
index 2b834f3cc2..477e9a8113 100644
--- a/hipamd/src/hip_code_object.cpp
+++ b/hipamd/src/hip_code_object.cpp
@@ -1159,7 +1159,8 @@ hipError_t StatCO::getStatFuncAttr(hipFuncAttributes* func_attr, const void* hos
 hipError_t StatCO::registerStatGlobalVar(const void* hostVar, Var* var) {
   amd::ScopedLock lock(sclock_);
 
-  if (vars_.find(hostVar) != vars_.end()) {
+  auto var_it = vars_.find(hostVar);
+  if ((var_it != vars_.end()) && (var_it->second->getName() != var->getName())) {
     return hipErrorInvalidSymbol;
   }
 
diff --git a/hipamd/src/hip_global.hpp b/hipamd/src/hip_global.hpp
index 6de240b908..a3f6d29a01 100644
--- a/hipamd/src/hip_global.hpp
+++ b/hipamd/src/hip_global.hpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public:
   FatBinaryInfo** moduleInfo() { return modules_; };
   DeviceVarKind getVarKind() const { return dVarKind_; }
   size_t getSize() const { return size_; }
+  std::string getName() const { return name_; }
 
   void* getManagedVarPtr() { return managedVarPtr_; };
   void setManagedVarInfo(void* pointer, size_t size) {