diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/devprogram.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/devprogram.cpp
index 2b400778d4..b40c0a96bd 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/devprogram.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/devprogram.cpp
@@ -3182,7 +3182,12 @@ bool Program::getUndefinedVarFromCodeObj(std::vector<std::string>* var_names) co
 }
 
 bool Program::getUndefinedVarInfo(std::string var_name, void** var_addr, size_t* var_size) {
-  return owner()->varcallback(as_cl(owner()), var_name.c_str(), var_addr, var_size);
+  if (owner()->varcallback != nullptr) {
+    return owner()->varcallback(as_cl(owner()), var_name.c_str(), var_addr, var_size);
+  } else {
+    buildLog_ += "SVAR HIP Call back is not set \n";
+    return false;
+  }
 }
 
 bool Program::defineUndefinedVars() {
diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palprogram.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palprogram.cpp
index ad5f9373bf..5377cde2a1 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palprogram.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palprogram.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ bool HSAILProgram::setKernels(amd::option::Options* options, void* binary, size_
   hsa_code_object_t code_object;
   code_object.handle = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(binary);
 
-  defineUndefinedVars();
+  if (amd::IS_HIP) {
+    defineUndefinedVars();
+  }
 
   hsa_status_t status = executable_->LoadCodeObject(agent, code_object, nullptr);
   if (status != HSA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
@@ -745,7 +747,9 @@ bool LightningProgram::setKernels(amd::option::Options* options, void* binary, s
   hsa_code_object_t code_object;
   code_object.handle = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(binary);
 
-  defineUndefinedVars();
+  if (amd::IS_HIP) {
+    defineUndefinedVars();
+  }
 
   hsa_status_t status = executable_->LoadCodeObject(agent, code_object, nullptr);
   if (status != HSA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocprogram.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocprogram.cpp
index e02c7f97c1..53f68dd7d8 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocprogram.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocprogram.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,9 @@ bool HSAILProgram::setKernels(amd::option::Options* options, void* binary, size_
     return false;
   }
 
-  defineUndefinedVars();
+  if (amd::IS_HIP) {
+    defineUndefinedVars();
+  }
 
   // Load the code object.
   hsa_code_object_reader_t codeObjectReader;
@@ -478,7 +480,9 @@ bool LightningProgram::setKernels(amd::option::Options* options, void* binary, s
     return false;
   }
 
-  defineUndefinedVars();
+  if (amd::IS_HIP) {
+    defineUndefinedVars();
+  }
 
   // Load the code object.
   status = hsa_code_object_reader_create_from_memory(binary, binSize, &hsaCodeObjectReader_);