diff --git a/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile b/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile
index b71828f5fa..a01f60646e 100644
--- a/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile
+++ b/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #Dependencies : [MYHIP]/bin must be in user's path.
 
-HIP_PATH?=../../..
+HIP_PATH?= $(wildcard /opt/rocm/hip)
+ifeq (,$(HIP_PATH))
+	HIP_PATH=../../..
+endif
 HIP_PLATFORM=$(shell $(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipconfig --platform)
 HIPCC=$(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipcc
 
diff --git a/samples/0_Intro/hcc_dialects/Makefile b/samples/0_Intro/hcc_dialects/Makefile
index b6e5c10afc..fb8fcc0c32 100644
--- a/samples/0_Intro/hcc_dialects/Makefile
+++ b/samples/0_Intro/hcc_dialects/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ HCC_LDFLAGS= `$(HCC_HOME)/bin/hcc-config --ldflags`
 CPPAMP_CFLAGS= -std=c++amp -stdlib=libc++ -I$(HCC_HOME)/include
 CPPAMP_LDFLAGS=  -std=c++amp -L$(HCC_HOME)/lib -Wl,--rpath=$(HCC_HOME)/lib -lc++ -lc++abi -ldl -lpthread -Wl,--whole-archive -lmcwamp -Wl,--no-whole-archive 
 
-HIP_PATH?=/opt/rocm/hip
+HIP_PATH?= $(wildcard /opt/rocm/hip)
+ifeq (,$(HIP_PATH))
+	HIP_PATH=../../..
+endif
 HIPCC=$(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipcc
 HIP_PLATFORM=$(shell $(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipconfig --platform)
 
diff --git a/samples/0_Intro/square/Makefile b/samples/0_Intro/square/Makefile
index 817c556b26..89921c2072 100644
--- a/samples/0_Intro/square/Makefile
+++ b/samples/0_Intro/square/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-HIP_PATH?=../../..
+HIP_PATH?= $(wildcard /opt/rocm/hip)
+ifeq (,$(HIP_PATH))
+	HIP_PATH=../../..
+endif
 HIPCC=$(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipcc
 
 all: square.hip.out
diff --git a/samples/1_Utils/hipBusBandwidth/Makefile b/samples/1_Utils/hipBusBandwidth/Makefile
index 4599cacba2..418f25f8ed 100644
--- a/samples/1_Utils/hipBusBandwidth/Makefile
+++ b/samples/1_Utils/hipBusBandwidth/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-HIP_PATH?=../../..
+HIP_PATH?= $(wildcard /opt/rocm/hip)
+ifeq (,$(HIP_PATH))
+	HIP_PATH=../../..
+endif
 HIPCC=$(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipcc
 
 EXE=hipBusBandwidth
diff --git a/samples/1_Utils/hipDispatchLatency/Makefile b/samples/1_Utils/hipDispatchLatency/Makefile
index 87e707923d..387cb9aac6 100644
--- a/samples/1_Utils/hipDispatchLatency/Makefile
+++ b/samples/1_Utils/hipDispatchLatency/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-HIP_PATH?=../../..
+HIP_PATH?= $(wildcard /opt/rocm/hip)
+ifeq (,$(HIP_PATH))
+	HIP_PATH=../../..
+endif
 HIPCC=$(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipcc
 
 EXE=hipDispatchLatency
diff --git a/samples/1_Utils/hipInfo/Makefile b/samples/1_Utils/hipInfo/Makefile
index d69067388e..53bad55e45 100644
--- a/samples/1_Utils/hipInfo/Makefile
+++ b/samples/1_Utils/hipInfo/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-HIP_PATH?=../../..
+HIP_PATH?= $(wildcard /opt/rocm/hip)
+ifeq (,$(HIP_PATH))
+	HIP_PATH=../../..
+endif
 HIPCC=$(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipcc
 
 EXE=hipInfo