diff --git a/projects/rocr-runtime/runtime/hsa-runtime/core/runtime/amd_gpu_agent.cpp b/projects/rocr-runtime/runtime/hsa-runtime/core/runtime/amd_gpu_agent.cpp
index cceda10c6f..bc91b564de 100644
--- a/projects/rocr-runtime/runtime/hsa-runtime/core/runtime/amd_gpu_agent.cpp
+++ b/projects/rocr-runtime/runtime/hsa-runtime/core/runtime/amd_gpu_agent.cpp
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ void GpuAgent::AcquireQueueScratch(ScratchInfo& scratch) {
   ScopedAcquire<KernelMutex> lock(&scratch_lock_);
   bool large = (scratch.size > 6 * 1024 * 1024) ||
       (scratch_pool_.size() - scratch_pool_.remaining() > 24 * 6 * 1024 * 1024);
+  large = (isa_->GetMajorVersion() < 9) ? false : large;
   if (large)
     scratch.queue_base = scratch_pool_.alloc_high(scratch.size);
   else