diff --git a/rocclr/compiler/lib/backends/common/v0_8/if_acl.cpp b/rocclr/compiler/lib/backends/common/v0_8/if_acl.cpp
index 537eac66f4..e7329678a6 100644
--- a/rocclr/compiler/lib/backends/common/v0_8/if_acl.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/compiler/lib/backends/common/v0_8/if_acl.cpp
@@ -2899,6 +2899,43 @@ void myLogFunc(const char * msg, size_t size)
   printf("%s\n", msg);
 }
 
+#define CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(A, B) A = (A) ? (A) : (B)
+acl_error  ACL_API_ENTRY
+if_aclSetupLoaderObject(aclCompiler *cl) {
+  /* setup the loader objects here now that we have parsed the
+   * options and know the target. */
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->cgAPI.init, &CodegenInit);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->cgAPI.fini, &CodegenFini);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->cgAPI.codegen, &CodegenPhase);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->linkAPI.init, &LinkInit);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->linkAPI.fini, &LinkFini);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->linkAPI.link, &OCLLinkPhase);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->linkAPI.toLLVMIR, &OCLLinkToLLVMIR);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->linkAPI.toSPIR, &OCLLinkToSPIR);
+
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->feAPI.init, &OCLInit);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->feAPI.fini, &OCLFini);
+#if !defined(LEGACY_COMPLIB)
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->feAPI.toIR, &OCLFEToSPIR);
+#else
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->feAPI.toIR, &OCLFEToLLVMIR);
+#endif
+
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->feAPI.toModule, &OCLFEToModule);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->feAPI.toISA, &OCLFEToISA);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->optAPI.init, &OptInit);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->optAPI.fini, &OptFini);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->optAPI.optimize, &OptOptimize);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->beAPI.init, &BEInit);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->beAPI.fini, &BEFini);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->beAPI.finalize, &BEAsmPhase);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->beAPI.assemble, &BEAssemble);
+  CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN(cl->beAPI.disassemble, &BEDisassemble);
+  return ACL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+#undef CONDITIONAL_ASSIGN
+
 extern "C" {
 bool aclRenderscriptCompile(
   char * srcFile,
@@ -2972,4 +3009,5 @@ bool aclRenderscriptCompile(
   *outBuf = buffer;
   return true;
 }
+
 }
diff --git a/rocclr/compiler/lib/backends/common/v0_8/if_acl.h b/rocclr/compiler/lib/backends/common/v0_8/if_acl.h
index 135e3c1e73..7250f550d8 100644
--- a/rocclr/compiler/lib/backends/common/v0_8/if_acl.h
+++ b/rocclr/compiler/lib/backends/common/v0_8/if_acl.h
@@ -126,4 +126,7 @@ if_aclDbgRemoveArgument(aclCompiler *cl,
     const char* kernel,
     const char* name) ACL_API_0_8;
 
+acl_error  ACL_API_ENTRY
+if_aclSetupLoaderObject(aclCompiler *cl) ACL_API_0_8;
+
 #endif // _IF_ACL_0_8_H_
diff --git a/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclFunctors.h b/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclFunctors.h
index 43a19a91a5..2aeba9dc63 100644
--- a/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclFunctors.h
+++ b/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclFunctors.h
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ typedef acl_error
     const void *isa_code,
     size_t isa_size) ACL_API_0_8;
 
+typedef acl_error
+(ACL_API_ENTRY *SetupLoaderObject_0_8)(aclCompiler *cl) ACL_API_0_8;
+
 typedef void*
 (*AllocFunc_0_8)(size_t size) ACL_API_0_8;
 
diff --git a/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclStructs.h b/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclStructs.h
index eea1797f30..db2da24753 100644
--- a/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclStructs.h
+++ b/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclStructs.h
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ typedef struct _acl_cl_loader_rec_0_8 {
   QueryInfo     getInfo;
   AddDbgArg     addDbg;
   RemoveDbgArg  removeDbg;
+  SetupLoaderObject setupLoaderObject;
 } aclCLLoader_0_8;
 
 //! Structure that holds the required functions
diff --git a/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclTypes.h b/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclTypes.h
index cba640591b..0a0061e9ff 100644
--- a/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclTypes.h
+++ b/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclTypes.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ typedef Compile_0_8        Compile;
 typedef Link_0_8           Link;
 typedef AddDbgArg_0_8      AddDbgArg;
 typedef RemoveDbgArg_0_8   RemoveDbgArg;
+typedef SetupLoaderObject_0_8 SetupLoaderObject;
 typedef CompLog_0_8        CompLog;
 typedef RetrieveType_0_8   RetrieveType;
 typedef SetType_0_8        SetType;