diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocmemory.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocmemory.cpp
index 7b5593da86..2b68d53143 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocmemory.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocmemory.cpp
@@ -902,6 +902,15 @@ bool Image::createInteropImage() {
     return false;
   }
 
+  originalDeviceMemory_ = deviceMemory_;
+
+  if(obj->getGLTarget() == GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER) {
+    hsa_status_t err =
+        hsa_ext_image_create(dev().getBackendDevice(), &imageDescriptor_,
+                             originalDeviceMemory_, permission_, &hsaImageObject_);
+    return (err == HSA_STATUS_SUCCESS);
+  }
+
   image_metadata desc;
   if (!desc.create(amdImageDesc_)) return false;
 
@@ -909,8 +918,6 @@ bool Image::createInteropImage() {
 
   if (obj->getGLTarget() == GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP) desc.setFace(obj->getCubemapFace());
 
-  originalDeviceMemory_ = deviceMemory_;
-
   hsa_status_t err =
       hsa_amd_image_create(dev().getBackendDevice(), &imageDescriptor_, amdImageDesc_,
                            originalDeviceMemory_, permission_, &hsaImageObject_);