diff --git a/samples/2_Cookbook/23_cmake_hiprtc/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/2_Cookbook/23_cmake_hiprtc/CMakeLists.txt
index 48cba39185..882303e867 100644
--- a/samples/2_Cookbook/23_cmake_hiprtc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/2_Cookbook/23_cmake_hiprtc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
-project(cmake_hiprtc_test)
+project(cmake_hiprtc_test CXX)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10.2)