diff --git a/projects/hip-tests/catch/include/utils.hh b/projects/hip-tests/catch/include/utils.hh
index 74c12d0a42..89ad917174 100644
--- a/projects/hip-tests/catch/include/utils.hh
+++ b/projects/hip-tests/catch/include/utils.hh
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ inline void LaunchDelayKernel(const std::chrono::milliseconds interval, const hi
   int ticks_per_ms = 0;
   #if HT_AMD
   HIPCHECK(hipDeviceGetAttribute(&ticks_per_ms, hipDeviceAttributeWallClockRate, 0));
+  if (ticks_per_ms == 0) {
+    std::cout << "clkFrequency = 0, set it to 1000KHz\n";
+    ticks_per_ms = 1000;
+  }
   #endif
   #if HT_NVIDIA
   HIPCHECK(hipDeviceGetAttribute(&ticks_per_ms, hipDeviceAttributeClockRate, 0));