diff --git a/hipamd/src/hip_memory.cpp b/hipamd/src/hip_memory.cpp
index c536164f45..43399bfdb5 100644
--- a/hipamd/src/hip_memory.cpp
+++ b/hipamd/src/hip_memory.cpp
@@ -1273,8 +1273,18 @@ hipError_t hipMemcpyToSymbol(void* dst, const void* src, size_t count,
 
     tprintf(DB_MEM, " symbol '%s' resolved to address:%p\n", symbol_name, dst);
 
-    return ihipLogStatus(
-        hipMemcpy(static_cast<char*>(dst) + offset, src, count, kind));
+    if (dst == nullptr) {
+        return ihipLogStatus(hipErrorInvalidSymbol);
+    }
+
+    if (kind == hipMemcpyDeviceToHost || kind == hipMemcpyHostToHost) {
+     	return ihipLogStatus(hipErrorInvalidMemcpyDirection);
+    } else if (kind == hipMemcpyDeviceToDevice) {
+     	return ihipLogStatus(hipErrorInvalidValue);
+    }
+
+    return ihipLogStatus(hip_internal::memcpySync(static_cast<char*>(dst)+offset, src, count, kind,
+                                                  hipStreamNull));
 }
 
 hipError_t hipMemcpyFromSymbol(void* dst, const void* src, size_t count,
@@ -1285,8 +1295,18 @@ hipError_t hipMemcpyFromSymbol(void* dst, const void* src, size_t count,
 
     tprintf(DB_MEM, " symbol '%s' resolved to address:%p\n", symbol_name, dst);
 
-    return ihipLogStatus(
-        hipMemcpy(dst, static_cast<const char*>(src) + offset, count, kind));
+    if (src == nullptr || dst == nullptr) {
+        return ihipLogStatus(hipErrorInvalidSymbol);
+    }
+
+    if (kind == hipMemcpyHostToDevice || kind == hipMemcpyHostToHost) {
+     	return ihipLogStatus(hipErrorInvalidMemcpyDirection);
+    } else if (kind == hipMemcpyDeviceToDevice) {
+     	return ihipLogStatus(hipErrorInvalidValue);
+    }
+
+    return ihipLogStatus(hip_internal::memcpySync(dst, static_cast<const char*>(src)+offset, count, kind,
+                                                  hipStreamNull));
 }
 
 
@@ -1301,11 +1321,17 @@ hipError_t hipMemcpyToSymbolAsync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t count,
     if (dst == nullptr) {
         return ihipLogStatus(hipErrorInvalidSymbol);
     }
+    
+    if (kind == hipMemcpyDeviceToHost || kind == hipMemcpyHostToHost) {
+     	return ihipLogStatus(hipErrorInvalidMemcpyDirection);
+    } else if (kind == hipMemcpyDeviceToDevice) {
+     	return ihipLogStatus(hipErrorInvalidValue);
+    }
 
     hipError_t e = hipSuccess;
     if (stream) {
         try {
-            hip_internal::memcpyAsync((char*)dst+offset, src, count, kind, stream);
+            hip_internal::memcpyAsync(static_cast<char*>(dst)+offset, src, count, kind, stream);
         } catch (ihipException& ex) {
             e = ex._code;
         }
@@ -1327,12 +1353,18 @@ hipError_t hipMemcpyFromSymbolAsync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t count,
     if (src == nullptr || dst == nullptr) {
         return ihipLogStatus(hipErrorInvalidSymbol);
     }
+    
+    if (kind == hipMemcpyHostToDevice || kind == hipMemcpyHostToHost) {
+     	return ihipLogStatus(hipErrorInvalidMemcpyDirection);
+    } else if (kind == hipMemcpyDeviceToDevice) {
+     	return ihipLogStatus(hipErrorInvalidValue);
+    }
 
     hipError_t e = hipSuccess;
     stream = ihipSyncAndResolveStream(stream);
     if (stream) {
         try {
-            hip_internal::memcpyAsync(dst, (char*)src+offset, count, kind, stream);
+            hip_internal::memcpyAsync(dst, static_cast<const char*>(src)+offset, count, kind, stream);
         } catch (ihipException& ex) {
             e = ex._code;
         }