diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/include/hip/hcc_detail/math_functions.h b/projects/clr/hipamd/include/hip/hcc_detail/math_functions.h
index c3b8186fd3..9faff2743a 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/include/hip/hcc_detail/math_functions.h
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/include/hip/hcc_detail/math_functions.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ __device__ float exp10f(float x);
 __device__ float exp2f(float x);
 __device__ float expf(float x);
 __device__ float expm1f(float x);
+__device__ int abs(int x);
 __device__ float fabsf(float x);
 __device__ float fdimf(float x, float y);
 __device__ float fdividef(float x, float y);
diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/math_functions.cpp b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/math_functions.cpp
index 92cc8689fc..3472216309 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/math_functions.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/math_functions.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ __device__ float expm1f(float x)
 {
     return hc::precise_math::expm1f(x);
 }
+__device__ int abs(int x)
+{
+    return x >= 0 ? x : -x; // TODO - optimize with OCML
+}
 __device__ float fabsf(float x)
 {
     return hc::precise_math::fabsf(x);