diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocm-validation-suite/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocm-validation-suite/package.py
index 428f33c6bc1..f3b06fefcd1 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocm-validation-suite/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rocm-validation-suite/package.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def cmake_args(self):
                     f"-L{self.spec['hsakmt-roct'].prefix.lib} "
                     f"-L{self.spec['rocm-smi-lib'].prefix.lib} "
                     f"-L{self.spec['rocblas'].prefix.lib} "
-                    f"{self.spec['yaml-cpp'].prefix.lib}/libyaml-cpp.a ",
+                    f"{libloc}/libyaml-cpp.a ",
                 )
             )
             args.append(self.define("CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX", self.spec.prefix))