diff --git a/dctools/CMakeLists.txt b/dctools/CMakeLists.txt
index 8aef148c83f..2cde17d7159 100644
--- a/dctools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dctools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ if(THEROCK_ENABLE_RDC)
   therock_cmake_subproject_declare(rdc
     EXTERNAL_SOURCE_DIR "${THEROCK_ROCM_SYSTEMS_SOURCE_DIR}/projects/rdc"
     BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/rdc"
-    COMPILER_TOOLCHAIN
-      amd-llvm
     BACKGROUND_BUILD
     USE_DIST_AMDGPU_TARGETS