diff --git a/libomptarget/test/lit.cfg b/libomptarget/test/lit.cfg
index d912b62..fc1d436 100644
--- a/libomptarget/test/lit.cfg
+++ b/libomptarget/test/lit.cfg
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 if 'OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD' in os.environ:
     config.environment['OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD'] = os.environ['OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD']
 
+if 'HSA_ENABLE_SDMA' in os.environ:
+    config.environment['HSA_ENABLE_SDMA'] = os.environ['HSA_ENABLE_SDMA']
+
 # set default environment variables for test
 if 'CHECK_OPENMP_ENV' in os.environ:
     test_env = os.environ['CHECK_OPENMP_ENV'].split()