diff --git a/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/v0_8/libUtils.cpp b/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/v0_8/libUtils.cpp
index 3b831682fb..d68f150edc 100644
--- a/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/v0_8/libUtils.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/v0_8/libUtils.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ static const std::string sgfx907 = "AMD:AMDGPU:9:0:7";
 static const std::string sgfx1000 = "AMD:AMDGPU:10:0:0";
 static const std::string sgfx1001 = "AMD:AMDGPU:10:0:1";
 
+static const std::string legacyLibName = LINUX_ONLY("lib") "amdocl12cl" LP64_SWITCH(LINUX_SWITCH("32", ""), "64") LINUX_SWITCH(".so", ".dll");
+
 // Utility function to set a flag in option structure
 // of the aclDevCaps.
 void
@@ -1139,3 +1141,7 @@ void dump(aclBinary *bin) {
   bifbase *elfBin = reinterpret_cast<bifbase*>(bin->bin);
   elfBin->dump();
 }
+
+const std::string &getLegacyLibName() {
+  return legacyLibName;
+}
diff --git a/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/v0_8/libUtils.h b/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/v0_8/libUtils.h
index ebbbfffe90..3d288359ea 100644
--- a/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/v0_8/libUtils.h
+++ b/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/v0_8/libUtils.h
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ inline bool isHSAILTarget(const aclTargetInfo& target)
   return (target.arch_id == aclHSAIL || target.arch_id == aclHSAIL64);
 }
 
+const std::string& getLegacyLibName();
+
 enum scId {
   SC_AMDIL = 0,
   SC_HSAIL = 0,