diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/api/hip/hip_texture.cpp b/projects/clr/hipamd/api/hip/hip_texture.cpp
index d48f5f2fcf..0d7683a2d2 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/api/hip/hip_texture.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/api/hip/hip_texture.cpp
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ hipError_t hipGetTextureObjectTextureDesc(hipTextureDesc* pTexDesc,
 
 hipError_t ihipBindTexture(cl_mem_object_type type,
                            size_t* offset, textureReference* tex, const void* devPtr,
-                           const hipChannelFormatDesc* desc, size_t width, size_t height,
+                           const hipChannelFormatDesc& desc, size_t width, size_t height,
                            size_t pitch) {
   if (tex == nullptr) {
     return hipErrorInvalidImage;
@@ -443,9 +443,9 @@ hipError_t ihipBindTexture(cl_mem_object_type type,
     size_t depth = 0;
     size_t slicePitch = 0;
 
-    getChannelOrderAndType(*desc, hipReadModeElementType,
+    getChannelOrderAndType(desc, hipReadModeElementType,
       &image_format.image_channel_order, &image_format.image_channel_data_type);
-    getByteSizeFromChannelFormatKind(desc->f, &byteSize);
+    getByteSizeFromChannelFormatKind(desc.f, &byteSize);
     const amd::Image::Format imageFormat(image_format);
     amd::Memory* memory = getMemoryObject(devPtr, *offset);
 
@@ -482,13 +482,13 @@ hipError_t ihipBindTexture(cl_mem_object_type type,
       case CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D:
         resDesc.resType = hipResourceTypeLinear;
         resDesc.res.linear.devPtr = const_cast<void*>(devPtr);
-        resDesc.res.linear.desc = *desc;
+        resDesc.res.linear.desc = desc;
         resDesc.res.linear.sizeInBytes = image->getSize();
         break;
       case CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE2D:
         resDesc.resType = hipResourceTypePitch2D;
         resDesc.res.pitch2D.devPtr = const_cast<void*>(devPtr);
-        resDesc.res.pitch2D.desc = *desc;
+        resDesc.res.pitch2D.desc = desc;
         resDesc.res.pitch2D.width = width;
         resDesc.res.pitch2D.height = height;
         resDesc.res.pitch2D.pitchInBytes = pitch;
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ hipError_t ihipBindTexture(cl_mem_object_type type,
       case CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE3D:
         resDesc.resType = hipResourceTypeArray;
         resDesc.res.array.array = (hipArray*)malloc(sizeof(hipArray));
-        resDesc.res.array.array->desc = *desc;
+        resDesc.res.array.array->desc = desc;
         resDesc.res.array.array->width = width;
         resDesc.res.array.array->height = height;
         resDesc.res.array.array->depth = depth;
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ hipError_t hipBindTexture(size_t* offset, textureReference* tex, const void* dev
     &image_format.image_channel_order, &image_format.image_channel_data_type);
   const amd::Image::Format imageFormat(image_format);
 
-  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D, offset, tex, devPtr, desc, size / imageFormat.getElementSize(), 1, size));
+  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D, offset, tex, devPtr, *desc, size / imageFormat.getElementSize(), 1, size));
 }
 
 hipError_t hipBindTexture2D(size_t* offset, textureReference* tex, const void* devPtr,
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ hipError_t hipBindTexture2D(size_t* offset, textureReference* tex, const void* d
                             size_t pitch) {
   HIP_INIT_API(NONE, offset, tex, devPtr, desc, width, height, pitch);
 
-  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE2D, offset, tex, devPtr, desc, width, height, pitch));
+  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE2D, offset, tex, devPtr, *desc, width, height, pitch));
 }
 
 hipError_t hipBindTextureToArray(textureReference* tex, hipArray_const_t array,
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ hipError_t ihipBindTextureImpl(TlsData* tls, int dim, enum hipTextureReadMode re
 
   assert(1 == dim);
 
-  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D, offset, tex, devPtr, desc, size, 1, 0));
+  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D, offset, tex, devPtr, *desc, size, 1, 0));
 }
 
 hipError_t ihipBindTextureToArrayImpl(TlsData* tls, int dim, enum hipTextureReadMode readMode,
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ hipError_t ihipBindTextureToArrayImpl(TlsData* tls, int dim, enum hipTextureRead
       HIP_RETURN(hipErrorInvalidValue);
   }
 
-  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(clType, &offset, tex, array->data, &desc, array->width,
+  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(clType, &offset, tex, array->data, desc, array->width,
                              array->height, array->depth));
 }
 
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ hipError_t hipTexRefSetArray(textureReference* tex, hipArray_const_t array, unsi
     default:
       HIP_RETURN(hipErrorInvalidValue);
   }
-  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(clType, &offset, tex, array->data, &array->desc, array->width,
+  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(clType, &offset, tex, array->data, array->desc, array->width,
                              array->height, array->depth));
 }
 
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ hipError_t hipTexRefSetAddress(size_t* offset, textureReference* tex, hipDevicep
     &image_format.image_channel_order, &image_format.image_channel_data_type);
   const amd::Image::Format imageFormat(image_format);
 
-  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D, offset, tex, devPtr, &tex->channelDesc, size / imageFormat.getElementSize(), 1, size));
+  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D, offset, tex, devPtr, tex->channelDesc, size / imageFormat.getElementSize(), 1, size));
 }
 
 hipError_t hipTexRefSetAddress2D(textureReference* tex, const HIP_ARRAY_DESCRIPTOR* desc,
@@ -804,5 +804,5 @@ hipError_t hipTexRefSetAddress2D(textureReference* tex, const HIP_ARRAY_DESCRIPT
   }
 
   size_t offset;
-  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE2D, &offset, tex, devPtr, &tex->channelDesc, desc->Width, desc->Height, pitch));
+  HIP_RETURN(ihipBindTexture(CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE2D, &offset, tex, devPtr, tex->channelDesc, desc->Width, desc->Height, pitch));
 }