diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/chai/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/chai/package.py
index 724ccf124d..0f4b8457fe 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/chai/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/chai/package.py
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ def initconfig_compiler_entries(self):
         # Default entries are already defined in CachedCMakePackage, inherit them:
         entries = super().initconfig_compiler_entries()
 
+        if "+rocm" in spec:
+            entries.insert(0, cmake_cache_path("CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER", spec["hip"].hipcc))
+
         llnl_link_helpers(entries, spec, compiler)
 
         return entries
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raja/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raja/package.py
index f2cd52bcb6..f6432b4d1e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raja/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raja/package.py
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ def initconfig_compiler_entries(self):
         # Default entries are already defined in CachedCMakePackage, inherit them:
         entries = super().initconfig_compiler_entries()
 
+        if "+rocm" in spec:
+            entries.insert(0, cmake_cache_path("CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER", spec["hip"].hipcc))
+
         llnl_link_helpers(entries, spec, compiler)
 
         return entries
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/umpire/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/umpire/package.py
index bd6915623f..d7684c207a 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/umpire/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/umpire/package.py
@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@ def initconfig_compiler_entries(self):
         # Default entries are already defined in CachedCMakePackage, inherit them:
         entries = super().initconfig_compiler_entries()
 
+        if "+rocm" in spec:
+            entries.insert(0, cmake_cache_path("CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER", spec["hip"].hipcc))
+
         option_prefix = "UMPIRE_" if spec.satisfies("@2022.03.0:") else ""
 
         if "+fortran" in spec and compiler.fc is not None: