diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ascent/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ascent/package.py
index 9de2d4a9a14..32c4a842726 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ascent/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ascent/package.py
@@ -376,8 +376,9 @@ def _get_host_config_path(self, spec):
         # if on llnl systems, we can use the SYS_TYPE
         if "SYS_TYPE" in env:
             sys_type = env["SYS_TYPE"]
-        host_config_path = "{0}-{1}-{2}-ascent-{3}.cmake".format(
-            socket.gethostname(), sys_type, spec.compiler, spec.dag_hash()
+        compiler_str = f"{self['c'].name}-{self['c'].version}"
+        host_config_path = (
+            f"{socket.gethostname()}-{sys_type}-{compiler_str}" f"-ascent-{spec.dag_hash()}.cmake"
         )
         dest_dir = spec.prefix
         host_config_path = os.path.abspath(join_path(dest_dir, host_config_path))
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/conduit/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/conduit/package.py
index 1ab662acdec..e6ea152d033 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/conduit/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/conduit/package.py
@@ -301,10 +301,11 @@ def _get_host_config_path(self, spec):
         # if on llnl systems, we can use the SYS_TYPE
         if "SYS_TYPE" in env:
             sys_type = env["SYS_TYPE"]
-        host_config_path = "{0}-{1}-{2}-conduit-{3}.cmake".format(
-            socket.gethostname(), sys_type, spec.compiler, spec.dag_hash()
-        )
 
+        compiler_str = f"{self['c'].name}-{self['c'].version}"
+        host_config_path = (
+            f"{socket.gethostname()}-{sys_type}-{compiler_str}" f"-conduit-{spec.dag_hash()}.cmake"
+        )
         dest_dir = self.stage.source_path
         host_config_path = os.path.abspath(join_path(dest_dir, host_config_path))
         return host_config_path
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lvarray/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lvarray/package.py
index 17cbace3b9f..edbe109479d 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lvarray/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lvarray/package.py
@@ -121,12 +121,8 @@ def _get_host_config_path(self, spec):
             var = "-".join([var, "cuda"])
 
         hostname = socket.gethostname().rstrip("1234567890")
-        host_config_path = "%s-%s-%s%s.cmake" % (
-            hostname,
-            self._get_sys_type(spec),
-            spec.compiler,
-            var,
-        )
+        compiler_str = f"{self['c'].name}-{self['c'].version}"
+        host_config_path = f"{hostname}-{self._get_sys_type(spec)}-{compiler_str}{var}.cmake"
 
         dest_dir = self.stage.source_path
         host_config_path = os.path.abspath(pjoin(dest_dir, host_config_path))
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk-h/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk-h/package.py
index 4a20bc2c5d4..97a9f46d0db 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk-h/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk-h/package.py
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ def _get_host_config_path(self, spec):
         # if on llnl systems, we can use the SYS_TYPE
         if "SYS_TYPE" in env:
             sys_type = env["SYS_TYPE"]
-        host_config_path = "{0}-{1}-{2}-vtkh-{3}.cmake".format(
-            socket.gethostname(), sys_type, spec.compiler, spec.dag_hash()
+        compiler_str = f"{self['cxx'].name}-{self['cxx'].version}"
+        host_config_path = (
+            f"{socket.gethostname()}-{sys_type}-{compiler_str}-vtkh-{spec.dag_hash()}.cmake"
         )
         dest_dir = spec.prefix
         host_config_path = os.path.abspath(join_path(dest_dir, host_config_path))