diff --git a/CMake/VTKmDeviceAdapters.cmake b/CMake/VTKmDeviceAdapters.cmake
index 006448e72..15895313e 100644
--- a/CMake/VTKmDeviceAdapters.cmake
+++ b/CMake/VTKmDeviceAdapters.cmake
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ if(VTKm_ENABLE_KOKKOS AND NOT TARGET vtkm::kokkos)
     cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18 FATAL_ERROR)
     enable_language(HIP)
     add_library(vtkm::kokkos_hip INTERFACE IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+    set_property(TARGET Kokkos::kokkoscore PROPERTY INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "")
     set_property(TARGET Kokkos::kokkoscore PROPERTY INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "")
     set_property(TARGET Kokkos::kokkoscore PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_OPTIONS "")
   endif()