diff --git a/rocclr/device/device.cpp b/rocclr/device/device.cpp
index 22342d3afc..a1d151d2f9 100644
--- a/rocclr/device/device.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/device/device.cpp
@@ -1051,6 +1051,13 @@ bool Device::IpcCreate(void* dev_ptr, size_t* mem_size, char* handle, size_t* me
     return false;
   }
 
+  // VMM allocations must use hipMemExportToShareableHandle for IPC.
+  if (amd_mem_obj->getMemFlags() & CL_MEM_VA_RANGE_AMD) {
+    ClPrint(amd::LOG_DETAIL_DEBUG, amd::LOG_MEM, 
+             "IPC is not supported for VMM allocations (dev_ptr: 0x%x)", dev_ptr);
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // Get the original pointer from the amd::Memory object
   void* orig_dev_ptr = nullptr;
   if (amd_mem_obj->getSvmPtr() != nullptr) {