diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hipfort/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hipfort/package.py
index e6bb9d07eb..0231fd6f56 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hipfort/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hipfort/package.py
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ class Hipfort(CMakePackage):
 
     depends_on("rocm-cmake@3.8.0:", type="build")
 
+    depends_on("binutils", when="%cce")
+
     for ver in [
         "3.8.0",
         "3.9.0",
@@ -131,4 +133,12 @@ def cmake_args(self):
         if self.spec.satisfies("^cmake@3.21.0:3.21.2"):
             args.append(self.define("__skip_rocmclang", "ON"))
 
+        if self.spec.satisfies("%cce"):
+            args.append("-DHIPFORT_COMPILER={}".format(spack_fc))
+            args.append("-DHIPFORT_AR=" + join_path(self.spec["binutils"].prefix.bin, "ar"))
+            args.append(
+                "-DHIPFORT_RANLIB=" + join_path(self.spec["binutils"].prefix.bin, "ranlib")
+            )
+            args.append("-DHIPFORT_COMPILER_FLAGS='-ffree -eT'")
+
         return args