diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d6ef9e0c8..904dfcab71 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ message("-- ${BoldBlue}rocDecode Install Path -- ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}${Colour
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH} ${ROCM_PATH}/hip)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
 
 # rocDecode Build Type
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
diff --git a/samples/videoDecode/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecode/CMakeLists.txt
index b1e56ae8eb..0f40f91044 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecode/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecode/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f12f5dead..322112a52f 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt
index b65b0b3fae..bf576f5205 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt
index 78f3281248..d24770cfb1 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt
index 6fa54086cf..c5cf40f3f7 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a2bfd8647..6610382a37 100644
--- a/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
diff --git a/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt
index ccf52293f3..09964f1e1d 100644
--- a/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/hip ${ROCM_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++ CACHE STRING "ROCm Compiler path")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/llvm/bin/clang++)
 
 # rocDecode sample build type
 set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")