diff --git a/projects/rocminfo/rocminfo.cc b/projects/rocminfo/rocminfo.cc
index da18935529..6d7329ad6c 100755
--- a/projects/rocminfo/rocminfo.cc
+++ b/projects/rocminfo/rocminfo.cc
@@ -1220,9 +1220,14 @@ int CheckInitialState(void) {
       return -1;
     }
   } else {
-    printf("%sROCk module is NOT loaded, possibly no GPU devices%s\n",
-                                                          COL_RED, COL_RESET);
-    return -1;
+    int module_dir;
+    module_dir = open("/sys/module/amdgpu", O_DIRECTORY);
+    if (module_dir < 0) {
+      printf("%sROCk module is NOT loaded, possibly no GPU devices%s\n",
+                                                            COL_RED, COL_RESET);
+      return -1;
+    }
+    close(module_dir);
   }
 
   // Check if user belongs to the group for /dev/kfd (e.g. "video" or