diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/IntrinsicCall.cpp b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/IntrinsicCall.cpp
index 178b6770d6b53..2ca7f2784aab3 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/IntrinsicCall.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/IntrinsicCall.cpp
@@ -1228,8 +1228,11 @@ mlir::Value genComplexMathOp(fir::FirOpBuilder &builder, mlir::Location loc,
   llvm::StringRef mathLibFuncName = mathOp.runtimeFunc;
   if (!mathLibFuncName.empty()) {
     // If we enabled MLIR complex or can use approximate operations, we should
-    // NOT use libm.
-    if (!forceMlirComplex && !canUseApprox) {
+    // NOT use libm. Avoid libm when targeting AMDGPU as those symbols are not
+    // available on the device and we rely on MLIR complex operations to
+    // later map to OCML calls.
+    bool isAMDGPU = fir::getTargetTriple(builder.getModule()).isAMDGCN();
+    if (!forceMlirComplex && !canUseApprox && !isAMDGPU) {
       result = genLibCall(builder, loc, mathOp, mathLibFuncType, args);
       LLVM_DEBUG(result.dump(); llvm::dbgs() << "\n");
       return result;
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/amdgcn-complex.f90 b/flang/test/Lower/amdgcn-complex.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f15c7db2b7316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/amdgcn-complex.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+! REQUIRES: amdgpu-registered-target
+! RUN: %flang_fc1 -triple amdgcn-amd-amdhsa -emit-fir -flang-deprecated-no-hlfir %s -o - | FileCheck %s
+
+subroutine cabsf_test(a, b)
+   complex :: a
+   real :: b
+   b = abs(a)
+end subroutine
+
+! CHECK-LABEL: func @_QPcabsf_test(
+! CHECK: complex.abs
+! CHECK-NOT: fir.call @cabsf
+
+subroutine cexpf_test(a, b)
+   complex :: a, b
+   b = exp(a)
+end subroutine
+
+! CHECK-LABEL: func @_QPcexpf_test(
+! CHECK: complex.exp
+! CHECK-NOT: fir.call @cexpf