diff --git a/validation_tests/papi-rocm/Makefile b/validation_tests/papi-rocm/Makefile
index 8c88fdb7..9657c108 100644
--- a/validation_tests/papi-rocm/Makefile
+++ b/validation_tests/papi-rocm/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PAPI_ROCM_ROOT ?= $(ROCM_ROOT) #/path/to/rocm/
 
-CC        = $(PAPI_ROCM_ROOT)/bin/hipcc
-CXX       = $(PAPI_ROCM_ROOT)/bin/hipcc
-CXXFLAGS += -g -O2 -fopenmp
+CC        = $(HIP_ROOT)/bin/hipcc
+CXX       = $(HIP_ROOT)/bin/hipcc
+CXXFLAGS += -g -O2
 CPPFLAGS += -I$(PAPI_ROCM_ROOT)/include -I$(PAPI_ROOT)/include
-LDFLAGS  += -L$(PAPI_ROOT)/lib -lpapi -fopenmp
+LDFLAGS  += -L$(PAPI_ROOT)/lib -lpapi
 
 ALL: single_monitor multi_monitor overflow
 
diff --git a/validation_tests/papi-rocm/compile.sh b/validation_tests/papi-rocm/compile.sh
index 7f9114e2..d61017b2 100755
--- a/validation_tests/papi-rocm/compile.sh
+++ b/validation_tests/papi-rocm/compile.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 set -e
 set -x
 
-make PAPIROOT=$PAPI_ROOT 
+make PAPIROOT=$PAPI_ROOT
diff --git a/validation_tests/papi-rocm/multi_monitor.cpp b/validation_tests/papi-rocm/multi_monitor.cpp
index f4c25fe7..2847776c 100644
--- a/validation_tests/papi-rocm/multi_monitor.cpp
+++ b/validation_tests/papi-rocm/multi_monitor.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,119 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <omp.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 #include "papi.h"
 #include "matmul.h"
 
+#define NUM_EVENTS 2
+const char *events[NUM_EVENTS] = {
+    "rocm:::SQ_WAVES",
+    "rocm:::SQ_WAVES_RESTORED",
+};
+
+typedef struct {
+    int num_thread;
+} thread_arg_t;
+
+void *run(void *arg)
+{
+    int eventset = PAPI_NULL;
+    int papi_errno = PAPI_create_eventset(&eventset);
+    if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_create_eventset: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    int thread_num = ((thread_arg_t *) arg)->num_thread;
+    for (int j = 0; j < NUM_EVENTS; ++j) {
+        char named_event[PAPI_MAX_STR_LEN] = { 0 };
+        sprintf(named_event, "%s:device=%d", events[j], thread_num);
+        papi_errno = PAPI_add_named_event(eventset, (const char *) named_event);
+        if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK && papi_errno != PAPI_ENOEVNT) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_add_named_event: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+    }
+
+    papi_errno = PAPI_start(eventset);
+    if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_start: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    hipError_t hip_errno = hipSetDevice(thread_num);
+    if (hip_errno != hipSuccess) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: hipSetDevice: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    hipStream_t stream;
+    hip_errno = hipStreamCreate(&stream);
+    if (hip_errno != hipSuccess) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: hipStreamCreate: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    void *handle;
+    int matmul_errno;
+    matmul_errno = matmul_init(&handle);
+    if (matmul_errno != MATMUL_SUCCESS) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: matmul_init: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    matmul_errno = matmul_run(handle, stream);
+    if (matmul_errno != MATMUL_SUCCESS) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: matmul_run: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    hip_errno = hipStreamSynchronize(stream);
+    if (hip_errno != hipSuccess) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: hipStreamSynchronize: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    hip_errno = hipStreamDestroy(stream);
+    if (hip_errno != hipSuccess) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: hipStreamDestroy: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    matmul_errno = matmul_finalize(&handle);
+    if (matmul_errno != MATMUL_SUCCESS) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: matmul_finalize: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    long long counters[NUM_EVENTS] = { 0 };
+    papi_errno = PAPI_stop(eventset, counters);
+    if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_stop: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_EVENTS; ++i) {
+        fprintf(stdout, "[tid:%d] %s:device=%d : %lld\n",
+                thread_num, events[i], thread_num,
+                counters[i]);
+    }
+
+    papi_errno = PAPI_cleanup_eventset(eventset);
+    if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_cleanup_eventset: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    papi_errno = PAPI_destroy_eventset(&eventset);
+    if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_destroy_eventset: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    pthread_exit(NULL);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     int papi_errno;
@@ -30,7 +139,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
-    papi_errno = PAPI_thread_init((unsigned long (*)(void)) omp_get_thread_num);
+    papi_errno = PAPI_thread_init((unsigned long (*)(void)) pthread_self);
     if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK) {
         fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_thread_init: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -44,112 +153,33 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     num_threads = (num_threads < num_devices) ? num_threads : num_devices;
-    omp_set_num_threads(num_threads);
     fprintf(stdout, "Run rocm test with %d threads\n", num_threads);
 
-#define NUM_EVENTS 2
-    const char *events[NUM_EVENTS] = {
-        "rocm:::SQ_WAVES",
-        "rocm:::SQ_WAVES_RESTORED",
-    };
-
-#pragma omp parallel
-    {
-        int eventset = PAPI_NULL;
-        papi_errno = PAPI_create_eventset(&eventset);
-        if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_create_eventset: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-
-        int thread_num = omp_get_thread_num();
-        for (int j = 0; j < NUM_EVENTS; ++j) {
-            char named_event[PAPI_MAX_STR_LEN] = { 0 };
-            sprintf(named_event, "%s:device=%d", events[j], thread_num);
-            papi_errno = PAPI_add_named_event(eventset, (const char *) named_event);
-            if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK && papi_errno != PAPI_ENOEVNT) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_add_named_event: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
-                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-            }
-        }
-
-        papi_errno = PAPI_start(eventset);
-        if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_start: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-
-        hip_errno = hipSetDevice(thread_num);
-        if (hip_errno != hipSuccess) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: hipSetDevice: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-
-        hipStream_t stream;
-        hip_errno = hipStreamCreate(&stream);
-        if (hip_errno != hipSuccess) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: hipStreamCreate: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-
-        void *handle;
-        int matmul_errno;
-        matmul_errno = matmul_init(&handle);
-        if (matmul_errno != MATMUL_SUCCESS) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: matmul_init: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-
-        matmul_errno = matmul_run(handle, stream);
-        if (matmul_errno != MATMUL_SUCCESS) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: matmul_run: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-
-        hip_errno = hipStreamSynchronize(stream);
-        if (hip_errno != hipSuccess) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: hipStreamSynchronize: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-
-        hip_errno = hipStreamDestroy(stream);
-        if (hip_errno != hipSuccess) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: hipStreamDestroy: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-
-        matmul_errno = matmul_finalize(&handle);
-        if (matmul_errno != MATMUL_SUCCESS) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: matmul_finalize: %d: %s\n", PAPI_EMISC, PAPI_strerror(PAPI_EMISC));
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
+    pthread_t *thread = (pthread_t *)malloc(num_threads * sizeof(*thread));
+    if (thread == NULL) {
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
 
-        long long counters[NUM_EVENTS] = { 0 };
-        papi_errno = PAPI_stop(eventset, counters);
-        if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_stop: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
+    thread_arg_t *arg = (thread_arg_t *)malloc(num_threads * sizeof(*arg));
+    if (arg == NULL) {
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < NUM_EVENTS; ++i) {
-            fprintf(stdout, "[tid:%d] %s:device=%d : %lld\n",
-                    omp_get_thread_num(), events[i], thread_num,
-                    counters[i]);
-        }
+    pthread_attr_t attr;
+    pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+    pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
 
-        papi_errno = PAPI_cleanup_eventset(eventset);
-        if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_cleanup_eventset: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
+    for (int i = 0; i < num_threads; ++i) {
+        arg[i].num_thread = i;
+        pthread_create(&thread[i], &attr, run, &arg[i]);
+    }
 
-        papi_errno = PAPI_destroy_eventset(&eventset);
-        if (papi_errno != PAPI_OK) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PAPI_destroy_eventset: %d: %s\n", papi_errno, PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
+    for (int i = 0; i < num_threads; ++i) {
+        pthread_join(thread[i], NULL);
     }
 
+    free(thread);
+    free(arg);
     PAPI_shutdown();
 
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/validation_tests/papi-rocm/run_rocm_tests.sh b/validation_tests/papi-rocm/run_rocm_tests.sh
index 534ab551..bafd0245 100755
--- a/validation_tests/papi-rocm/run_rocm_tests.sh
+++ b/validation_tests/papi-rocm/run_rocm_tests.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 echo "=== Run rocm test in sampling mode"
-ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=0 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib ./single_monitor
-ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=0 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib ./multi_monitor --threads=1
-ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=0 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib ./multi_monitor --threads=2
-ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=0 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib ./overflow
+ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=0 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH echo "single_monitor" && ./single_monitor
+ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=0 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH echo "multi_monitor"  && ./multi_monitor --threads=1
+ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=0 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH echo "multi_monitor"  &&./multi_monitor --threads=2
+ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=0 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH echo "overflow"       && ./overflow
 
 echo "=== Run rocm test in intercept mode"
-ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib ./single_monitor
-ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib ./multi_monitor --threads=1
-ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib ./multi_monitor --threads=2
+ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH echo "single_monitor" && ./single_monitor
+ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH echo "multi_monitor"  && ./multi_monitor --threads=1
+ROCP_HSA_INTERCEPT=1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PAPI_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH echo "multi_monitor"  && ./multi_monitor --threads=2
diff --git a/validation_tests/papi-rocm/setup.sh b/validation_tests/papi-rocm/setup.sh
index 50ef2bff..59294a2b 100644
--- a/validation_tests/papi-rocm/setup.sh
+++ b/validation_tests/papi-rocm/setup.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 . ../../setup.sh
-spackLoadUnique papi+rocm@6.0.0.2:
+spackLoadUnique papi+rocm@master: