diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/rocm.py b/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/rocm.py
index 5ff569502aa..329633a6a91 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/rocm.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/rocm.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 import os
 
 import spack.variant
-from spack.directives import conflicts, depends_on, variant
+from spack.directives import conflicts, depends_on, requires, variant
 from spack.package_base import PackageBase
 from spack.util.environment import EnvironmentModifications
 
@@ -140,9 +140,7 @@ class ROCmPackage(PackageBase):
         when="+rocm",
     )
 
-    depends_on("llvm-amdgpu", type="build", when="+rocm")
-    depends_on("hsa-rocr-dev", when="+rocm")
-    depends_on("hip +rocm", when="+rocm")
+    depends_on("hip-lang", type="build", when="+rocm")
 
     # need amd gpu type for rocm builds
     conflicts("amdgpu_target=none", when="+rocm")
@@ -183,14 +181,14 @@ def asan_on(self, env: EnvironmentModifications):
 
     # Add compiler minimum versions based on the first release where the
     # processor is included in llvm/lib/Support/TargetParser.cpp
-    depends_on("llvm-amdgpu@5.2.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx940")
-    depends_on("llvm-amdgpu@5.7.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx941")
-    depends_on("llvm-amdgpu@5.7.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx942")
-    depends_on("llvm-amdgpu@5.2.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx1036")
-    depends_on("llvm-amdgpu@5.3.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx1100")
-    depends_on("llvm-amdgpu@5.3.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx1101")
-    depends_on("llvm-amdgpu@5.3.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx1102")
-    depends_on("llvm-amdgpu@5.3.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx1103")
+    requires("%[virtuals=hip-lang] llvm-amdgpu@5.2.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx940")
+    requires("%[virtuals=hip-lang] llvm-amdgpu@5.7.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx941")
+    requires("%[virtuals=hip-lang] llvm-amdgpu@5.7.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx942")
+    requires("%[virtuals=hip-lang] llvm-amdgpu@5.2.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx1036")
+    requires("%[virtuals=hip-lang] llvm-amdgpu@5.3.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx1100")
+    requires("%[virtuals=hip-lang] llvm-amdgpu@5.3.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx1101")
+    requires("%[virtuals=hip-lang] llvm-amdgpu@5.3.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx1102")
+    requires("%[virtuals=hip-lang] llvm-amdgpu@5.3.0:", when="amdgpu_target=gfx1103")
 
     # Compiler conflicts