diff --git a/include/hip/nvcc_detail/hip_runtime_api.h b/include/hip/nvcc_detail/hip_runtime_api.h
index e00405cc71..d54a8de99c 100644
--- a/include/hip/nvcc_detail/hip_runtime_api.h
+++ b/include/hip/nvcc_detail/hip_runtime_api.h
@@ -1163,8 +1163,8 @@ inline static hipError_t hipBindTexture(size_t* offset, const struct texture<T,
 }
 
 template <class T, int dim, enum cudaTextureReadMode readMode>
-inline static hipError_t hipBindTexture(size_t* offset, struct texture<T, dim, readMode>* tex,
-                                        const void* devPtr, const struct hipChannelFormatDesc* desc,
+inline static hipError_t hipBindTexture(size_t* offset, struct texture<T, dim, readMode>& tex,
+                                        const void* devPtr, const struct hipChannelFormatDesc& desc,
                                         size_t size = UINT_MAX) {
     return hipCUDAErrorTohipError(cudaBindTexture(offset, tex, devPtr, desc, size));
 }
@@ -1174,6 +1174,11 @@ inline static hipError_t hipUnbindTexture(struct texture<T, dim, readMode>* tex)
     return hipCUDAErrorTohipError(cudaUnbindTexture(tex));
 }
 
+inline static hipError_t hipBindTexture(size_t* offset, textureReference* tex, const void* devPtr,
+                                        const hipChannelFormatDesc* desc, size_t size = UINT_MAX){
+    return hipCUDAErrorTohipError(cudaBindTexture(offset, tex, devPtr, desc, size));
+}
+
 template <class T, int dim, enum hipTextureReadMode readMode>
 inline static hipError_t hipBindTextureToArray(struct texture<T, dim, readMode>& tex,
                                                hipArray_const_t array,