diff --git a/samples/2_Cookbook/11_texture_driver/tex2dKernel.cpp b/samples/2_Cookbook/11_texture_driver/tex2dKernel.cpp
index 90645f6b72..6fd49fdb0f 100644
--- a/samples/2_Cookbook/11_texture_driver/tex2dKernel.cpp
+++ b/samples/2_Cookbook/11_texture_driver/tex2dKernel.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
 #include "hip/hip_runtime.h"
-extern texture<float, 2, hipReadModeElementType> tex;
+#if __HIP__
+__hip_pinned_shadow__
+#else
+extern
+#endif
+texture<float, 2, hipReadModeElementType> tex;
 
 extern "C" __global__ void tex2dKernel(float* outputData, int width, int height) {
     int x = hipBlockIdx_x * hipBlockDim_x + hipThreadIdx_x;