diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocdevice.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocdevice.cpp
index 9aaca7c774..531338074d 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocdevice.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/rocdevice.cpp
@@ -2653,8 +2653,7 @@ bool Device::IsHwEventReady(const amd::Event& event, bool wait) const {
   } else if (wait) {
     return WaitForSignal(reinterpret_cast<ProfilingSignal*>(hw_event)->signal_, ActiveWait());
   }
-  static constexpr bool Timeout = true;
-  return WaitForSignal<Timeout>(reinterpret_cast<ProfilingSignal*>(hw_event)->signal_);
+  return (hsa_signal_load_relaxed(reinterpret_cast<ProfilingSignal*>(hw_event)->signal_) == 0);
 }
 
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