diff --git a/projects/rocprofiler-compute/src/omniperf_soc/soc_base.py b/projects/rocprofiler-compute/src/omniperf_soc/soc_base.py
index 1e007035a7..d074905ac1 100644
--- a/projects/rocprofiler-compute/src/omniperf_soc/soc_base.py
+++ b/projects/rocprofiler-compute/src/omniperf_soc/soc_base.py
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ class OmniSoC_Base:
         # assume no SoC specific options and return empty list by default
         return []
 
+    def check_arch_override(self):
+        if 'OMNIPERF_ARCH_OVERRIDE' in os.environ.keys():
+            return os.environ['OMNIPERF_ARCH_OVERRIDE']
+
     @demarcate
     def populate_mspec(self):
         from utils.specs import search, run, total_sqc, total_xcds
@@ -179,13 +183,14 @@ class OmniSoC_Base:
                 0
             ][0]
         if self._mspec.gpu_arch == "gfx942":
-            if "MI300A" in "\n".join(self._mspec._rocminfo):
+            if "MI300A" in "\n".join(self._mspec._rocminfo) or 'MI300A' in self.check_arch_override():
                 self._mspec.gpu_model = "MI300A_A1"
-            elif "MI300X" in "\n".join(self._mspec._rocminfo):
+            elif "MI300X" in "\n".join(self._mspec._rocminfo) or 'MI300X' in self.check_arch_override():
                 self._mspec.gpu_model = "MI300X_A1"
             else:
                 console_error(
-                    "Cannot parse MI300 details from rocminfo. Please verify output."
+                    "Cannot parse MI300 details from rocminfo. Please verify output or set the arch using (e.g.,) "
+                    "export OMNIPERF_ARCH_OVERRIDE=\"MI300A\""
                 )
 
         self._mspec.num_xcd = str(