diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake
index aec8887c30..53b5f33b9b 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake
@@ -347,6 +347,10 @@ elseif(GPU_API STREQUAL "HIP")
   target_link_libraries(gpu PRIVATE hip::host)
 
   if(HIP_USE_DEVICE_SORT)
+    if(HIP_PLATFORM STREQUAL "amd")
+      # newer version of ROCm (5.1+) require c++14 for rocprim
+      set_property(TARGET gpu PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 14)
+    endif()
     # add hipCUB
     target_include_directories(gpu PRIVATE ${HIP_ROOT_DIR}/../include)
     target_compile_definitions(gpu PRIVATE -DUSE_HIP_DEVICE_SORT)