diff --git a/src/mlo_dir_conv.cpp b/src/mlo_dir_conv.cpp
index 5613e23682..b8ea8ee33e 100644
--- a/src/mlo_dir_conv.cpp
+++ b/src/mlo_dir_conv.cpp
@@ -383,4 +383,10 @@ void miopen::ConvolutionContext::DetectRocm()
         use_binaries = !miopen::IsDisabled(MIOPEN_DEBUG_AMD_ROCM_PRECOMPILED_BINARIES{});
 #endif
     }
+
+    if(StartsWith(GetStream().GetDeviceName(), "gfx8"))
+    {
+        use_asm_kernels = false;
+        use_binaries    = false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/solver/conv_asm_3x3u.cpp b/src/solver/conv_asm_3x3u.cpp
index 5b2e622618..993b38971b 100644
--- a/src/solver/conv_asm_3x3u.cpp
+++ b/src/solver/conv_asm_3x3u.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ bool ConvAsm3x3U::IsApplicable(const ConvolutionContext& params) const
         return false;
 
     const std::string name = params.GetStream().GetDeviceName();
-    if(name.find("gfx8") == std::string::npos && name.find("gfx9") == std::string::npos)
+    if(name.find("gfx9") == std::string::npos)
     {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/solver/conv_asm_dir_BwdWrW3x3.cpp b/src/solver/conv_asm_dir_BwdWrW3x3.cpp
index b97b29eee4..ce86295949 100644
--- a/src/solver/conv_asm_dir_BwdWrW3x3.cpp
+++ b/src/solver/conv_asm_dir_BwdWrW3x3.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ bool ConvAsmBwdWrW3x3::IsApplicable(const ConvolutionContext& params) const
         return false;
 
     const std::string name = params.GetStream().GetDeviceName();
-    if(name.find("gfx8") == std::string::npos && name.find("gfx9") == std::string::npos)
+    if(name.find("gfx9") == std::string::npos)
     {
         return false;
     }