diff --git a/tests/pytorch/distributed/test_cast_master_weights_to_fp8.py b/tests/pytorch/distributed/test_cast_master_weights_to_fp8.py
index f60986a92..a8fca0577 100644
--- a/tests/pytorch/distributed/test_cast_master_weights_to_fp8.py
+++ b/tests/pytorch/distributed/test_cast_master_weights_to_fp8.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# This file was modified for portability to AMDGPU.
+# Copyright (c) 2026, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2022-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 #
 # See LICENSE for license information.
@@ -717,7 +719,9 @@ def run_parallel_tests() -> None:
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("world_size", [2])
 def test_cast_master_weights_to_fp8(world_size: int) -> None:
     """Launch parallel job that runs parallel tests"""
-    python_exe = pathlib.Path(sys.executable).resolve()
+    # ROCm: Use executable as-is; do not resolve() or a venv symlink may point to system
+    # Python which does not have torch/site-packages.
+    python_exe = pathlib.Path(sys.executable)
     current_file = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve()
     command = [
         python_exe,