diff --git a/lib/Runtime/ROCm/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/Runtime/ROCm/CMakeLists.txt
index c4f118c16..5aed46f4c 100644
--- a/lib/Runtime/ROCm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/Runtime/ROCm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,40 @@
 #
 # FlyJitRuntime — thin ROCm runtime with GPU module caching.
 
-file(GLOB _rocm_paths LIST_DIRECTORIES true "/opt/rocm*")
-list(SORT _rocm_paths ORDER DESCENDING)
-find_package(hip REQUIRED CONFIG PATHS ${_rocm_paths})
+# Prefer an explicitly selected ROCm, then the SDK in the active environment.
+# NO_DEFAULT_PATH excludes default search locations; a cached hip_DIR still wins.
+if(DEFINED ENV{ROCM_PATH} AND NOT "$ENV{ROCM_PATH}" STREQUAL "")
+  find_package(hip QUIET CONFIG PATHS "$ENV{ROCM_PATH}" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT hip_FOUND)
+  execute_process(COMMAND rocm-sdk path --root
+                  OUTPUT_VARIABLE _rocm_sdk_root
+                  RESULT_VARIABLE _rocm_sdk_result
+                  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_QUIET)
+  if(_rocm_sdk_result STREQUAL "0" AND _rocm_sdk_root)
+    # HIP's config uses ROCM_PATH to find its dependencies. A stale or empty
+    # value must not redirect those lookups away from the selected SDK.
+    set(_rocm_path_was_set FALSE)
+    if(DEFINED ENV{ROCM_PATH})
+      set(_rocm_path_was_set TRUE)
+      set(_rocm_original_path "$ENV{ROCM_PATH}")
+    endif()
+    set(ENV{ROCM_PATH} "${_rocm_sdk_root}")
+    find_package(hip QUIET CONFIG PATHS "${_rocm_sdk_root}" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+    if(_rocm_path_was_set)
+      set(ENV{ROCM_PATH} "${_rocm_original_path}")
+    else()
+      unset(ENV{ROCM_PATH})
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+if(NOT hip_FOUND)
+  file(GLOB _rocm_paths LIST_DIRECTORIES true "/opt/rocm*")
+  list(SORT _rocm_paths ORDER DESCENDING)
+  find_package(hip REQUIRED CONFIG PATHS ${_rocm_paths})
+endif()
 
 add_library(FlyJitRuntime SHARED FlyRocmRuntimeWrappers.cpp)
 target_include_directories(FlyJitRuntime PRIVATE