diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/umpire/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/umpire/package.py
index 3916b7a2343..d22f49a05d3 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/umpire/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/umpire/package.py
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ def initconfig_compiler_entries(self):
         spec = self.spec
         entries = super(Umpire, self).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 self.compiler.fc is not None: