diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hipblas/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hipblas/package.py
index b0261bd5db..973a8c34b3 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hipblas/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hipblas/package.py
@@ -132,10 +132,7 @@ class Hipblas(CMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     patch("link-clients-blas.patch", when="@4.3.0:4.3.2")
     patch("link-clients-blas-4.5.0.patch", when="@4.5.0:4.5.2")
     patch("hipblas-link-clients-blas-5.0.0.patch", when="@5.0.0:5.0.2")
-
-    def check(self):
-        exe = join_path(self.build_directory, "clients", "staging", "hipblas-test")
-        self.run_test(exe, options=["--gtest_filter=-*known_bug*"])
+    patch("remove-hipblas-clients-file-installation.patch", when="@5.5:")
 
     depends_on("rocm-cmake@5.2.0:", type="build", when="@5.2.0:")
     depends_on("rocm-cmake@4.5.0:", type="build", when="@4.5.0:")
@@ -222,3 +219,9 @@ def cmake_args(self):
             args.append("-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib")
 
         return args
+
+    @run_after("build")
+    @on_package_attributes(run_tests=True)
+    def check_build(self):
+        exe = Executable(join_path(self.build_directory, "clients", "staging", "hipblas-test"))
+        exe("--gtest_filter=-*known_bug*")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hipblas/remove-hipblas-clients-file-installation.patch b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hipblas/remove-hipblas-clients-file-installation.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1adf89306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hipblas/remove-hipblas-clients-file-installation.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff --git a/clients/CMakeLists.txt b/clients/CMakeLists.txt
+index 2ae1535..c956e00 100644
+--- a/clients/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/clients/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -134,13 +134,3 @@ add_custom_command( OUTPUT "${HIPBLAS_GENTEST}"
+
+ add_custom_target( hipblas-common DEPENDS "${HIPBLAS_COMMON}" "${HIPBLAS_TEMPLATE}" "${HIPBLAS_SMOKE}" "${HIPBLAS_GENTEST}" )
+
+-rocm_install(
+-  FILES ${HIPBLAS_COMMON} ${HIPBLAS_TEMPLATE} ${HIPBLAS_SMOKE}
+-  DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}"
+-  COMPONENT clients-common
+-)
+-rocm_install(
+-  PROGRAMS ${HIPBLAS_GENTEST}
+-  DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}"
+-  COMPONENT clients-common
+-)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocalution/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocalution/package.py
index b0ba2021ba..4b80d75ee7 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocalution/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocalution/package.py
@@ -184,10 +184,6 @@ class Rocalution(CMakePackage):
     # Fix build for most Radeon 5000 and Radeon 6000 series GPUs.
     patch("0004-fix-navi-1x.patch", when="@5.2.0:5.3")
 
-    def check(self):
-        exe = join_path(self.build_directory, "clients", "staging", "rocalution-test")
-        self.run_test(exe)
-
     def setup_build_environment(self, env):
         env.set("CXX", self.spec["hip"].hipcc)
 
@@ -236,3 +232,9 @@ def cmake_args(self):
             args.append("-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib")
 
         return args
+
+    @run_after("build")
+    @on_package_attributes(run_tests=True)
+    def check_build(self):
+        exe = Executable(join_path(self.build_directory, "clients", "staging", "rocalution-test"))
+        exe()
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocsolver/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocsolver/package.py
index 3b1cfcb511..babf8b9d52 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocsolver/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocsolver/package.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class Rocsolver(CMakePackage):
     depends_on("cmake@3.8:", type="build", when="@4.1.0:")
     depends_on("cmake@3.5:", type="build")
     depends_on("fmt@7:", type="build", when="@4.5.0:")
+    depends_on("fmt@7:8.0.1", type="test", when="@5.6:")
 
     depends_on("googletest@1.10.0:", type="test")
     depends_on("netlib-lapack@3.7.1:", type="test")
@@ -136,10 +137,6 @@ class Rocsolver(CMakePackage):
     # Maximize compatibility with other libraries that are using fmt.
     patch("fmt-9-compatibility.patch", when="@5.2.0:5.5")
 
-    def check(self):
-        exe = join_path(self.build_directory, "clients", "staging", "rocsolver-test")
-        self.run_test(exe, options=["--gtest_filter=checkin*-*known_bug*"])
-
     depends_on("hip@4.1.0:", when="@4.1.0:")
     depends_on("rocm-cmake@master", type="build", when="@master:")
     depends_on("rocm-cmake@4.5.0:", type="build", when="@4.5.0:")
@@ -236,3 +233,9 @@ def cmake_args(self):
 
     def setup_build_environment(self, env):
         env.set("CXX", self.spec["hip"].hipcc)
+
+    @run_after("build")
+    @on_package_attributes(run_tests=True)
+    def check_build(self):
+        exe = Executable(join_path(self.build_directory, "clients", "staging", "rocsolver-test"))
+        exe("--gtest_filter=checkin*-*known_bug*")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocsparse/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocsparse/package.py
index 4fb8fb1646..e0ae280662 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocsparse/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocsparse/package.py
@@ -311,10 +311,13 @@ class Rocsparse(CMakePackage):
             destination="mtx",
         )
 
-    def check(self):
+    @run_after("build")
+    def check_build(self):
         if self.spec.satisfies("+test"):
-            exe = join_path(self.build_directory, "clients", "staging", "rocsparse-test")
-            self.run_test(exe, options=["--gtest_filter=*quick*:*pre_checkin*-*known_bug*"])
+            exe = Executable(
+                join_path(self.build_directory, "clients", "staging", "rocsparse-test")
+            )
+            exe("--gtest_filter=*quick*:*pre_checkin*-*known_bug*")
 
     def setup_build_environment(self, env):
         env.set("CXX", self.spec["hip"].hipcc)