diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-hip/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/src/ggml-hip/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b499320..23b68899 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-hip/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-hip/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ if (CXX_IS_HIPCC)
     endif()
 else()
     # Forward (AMD)GPU_TARGETS to CMAKE_HIP_ARCHITECTURES.
+    if(AMDGPU_TARGETS AND NOT GPU_TARGETS)
+        set(GPU_TARGETS ${AMDGPU_TARGETS})
+    endif()
     if(GPU_TARGETS AND NOT CMAKE_HIP_ARCHITECTURES)
         set(CMAKE_HIP_ARCHITECTURES ${GPU_TARGETS})
-    elseif(AMDGPU_TARGETS AND NOT CMAKE_HIP_ARCHITECTURES)
-        set(CMAKE_HIP_ARCHITECTURES ${AMDGPU_TARGETS})
     endif()
     cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
     enable_language(HIP)