diff --git a/rocclr/device/device.hpp b/rocclr/device/device.hpp
index 96a38c3d66..7a8132f5a4 100644
--- a/rocclr/device/device.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/device/device.hpp
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ class Device : public RuntimeObject {
   virtual bool globalFreeMemory(size_t* freeMemory  //!< Free memory information on a GPU device
                                 ) const = 0;
 
-  virtual bool importExtSemaphore(void** extSemaphore, void* handle) = 0;
+  virtual bool importExtSemaphore(void** extSemaphore, amd::Os::FileDesc handle) = 0;
   virtual void DestroyExtSemaphore(void* extSemaphore) = 0;
   /**
    * @return True if the device has its own custom host allocator to be used
diff --git a/rocclr/device/pal/paldevice.cpp b/rocclr/device/pal/paldevice.cpp
index b77d33858e..cef828d7bd 100644
--- a/rocclr/device/pal/paldevice.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/device/pal/paldevice.cpp
@@ -2410,9 +2410,9 @@ bool Device::SetClockMode(const cl_set_device_clock_mode_input_amd setClockModeI
 }
 
 
-bool Device::importExtSemaphore(void** extSemaphore, void* handle) {
+bool Device::importExtSemaphore(void** extSemaphore, amd::Os::FileDesc handle) {
   Pal::ExternalQueueSemaphoreOpenInfo palOpenInfo = {};
-  palOpenInfo.externalSemaphore = static_cast<Pal::OsExternalHandle>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(handle));
+  palOpenInfo.externalSemaphore = handle;
   palOpenInfo.flags.crossProcess = false;
   palOpenInfo.flags.isReference = true;
   Pal::Result result;
diff --git a/rocclr/device/pal/paldevice.hpp b/rocclr/device/pal/paldevice.hpp
index 4c060a2dd7..bdc3ea0160 100644
--- a/rocclr/device/pal/paldevice.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/device/pal/paldevice.hpp
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ class Device : public NullDevice {
     return false;
   }
 
-  virtual bool importExtSemaphore(void** extSemaphore, void* handle);
+  virtual bool importExtSemaphore(void** extSemaphore, amd::Os::FileDesc handle);
   virtual void DestroyExtSemaphore(void* extSemaphore);
 
  private:
diff --git a/rocclr/device/rocm/rocdevice.hpp b/rocclr/device/rocm/rocdevice.hpp
index 00f914fbf7..bcf7eca6eb 100644
--- a/rocclr/device/rocm/rocdevice.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/device/rocm/rocdevice.hpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class NullDevice : public amd::Device {
     return !settings().enableCoarseGrainSVM_ || (memory->getContext().devices().size() > 1);
   }
 
-  virtual bool importExtSemaphore(void** extSemahore, void* handle) {
+  virtual bool importExtSemaphore(void** extSemahore, amd::Os::FileDesc handle) {
     ShouldNotReachHere();
     return false;
   }