diff --git a/pkgs/development/rocm-modules/6/tensile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/rocm-modules/6/tensile/default.nix
index 0a1f4d60ea5e..e2a892b34308 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/rocm-modules/6/tensile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/rocm-modules/6/tensile/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   joblib,
   filelock,
   rocminfo,
+  writeText,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -61,6 +62,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     ROCM_PATH = rocminfo;
   };
 
+  # TODO: remove this workaround once https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/323869
+  # does not cause issues anymore, or at least replace it with a better workaround
+  setupHook = writeText "setup-hook" ''
+    export TENSILE_ROCM_ASSEMBLER_PATH="${stdenv.cc.cc}/bin/clang++";
+  '';
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "Tensile" ];
 
   passthru.updateScript = rocmUpdateScript {