diff --git a/scram-tools.file/tools/rocm/rocm.xml b/scram-tools.file/tools/rocm/rocm.xml
index 680d1c94771..9b72c5992cf 100644
--- a/scram-tools.file/tools/rocm/rocm.xml
+++ b/scram-tools.file/tools/rocm/rocm.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <environment name="INCLUDE"   default="$ROCM_BASE/hip/include"/>
     <environment name="INCLUDE"   default="$ROCM_BASE/hsa/include"/>
   </client>
-  <flags ROCM_FLAGS="-fno-gpu-rdc --amdgpu-target=gfx900 --target=$COMPILER_HOST --gcc-toolchain=$COMPILER_PATH -D__HIP_PLATFORM_HCC__ -D__HIP_PLATFORM_AMD__"/>
+  <flags ROCM_FLAGS="-fno-gpu-rdc --amdgpu-target=gfx900 --target=$(COMPILER_HOST) --gcc-toolchain=$(COMPILER_PATH) -D__HIP_PLATFORM_HCC__ -D__HIP_PLATFORM_AMD__"/>
   <!-- REM_CXXFLAGS from llvm/llvm-cxxcompiler.xml -->
   <flags ROCM_HOST_REM_CXXFLAGS="-Wno-non-template-friend"/>
   <flags ROCM_HOST_REM_CXXFLAGS="-Werror=format-contains-nul"/>