diff --git a/src/components/rocm/roc_common.c b/src/components/rocm/roc_common.c
index 311c255a6..ff1861a53 100644
--- a/src/components/rocm/roc_common.c
+++ b/src/components/rocm/roc_common.c
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ rocc_init(void)
 
     hsa_status_t status = hsa_init_p();
     if (status != HSA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+        int errMsgLen = snprintf(error_string, PAPI_MAX_STR_LEN, "%s", "Call to hsa_init() failed.");
+        if( errMsgLen < 0 || errMsgLen >= PAPI_MAX_STR_LEN ) {
+            SUBDBG("error_string was truncated.\n");
+        }
         papi_errno = PAPI_EMISC;
         goto fn_fail;
     }
diff --git a/src/components/rocm/rocm.c b/src/components/rocm/rocm.c
index 74d2656e2..f83910a6f 100644
--- a/src/components/rocm/rocm.c
+++ b/src/components/rocm/rocm.c
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ rocm_init_private(void)
   fn_exit:
     _rocm_vector.cmp_info.initialized = 1;
     _rocm_vector.cmp_info.disabled = papi_errno;
-    strcpy(_rocm_vector.cmp_info.disabled_reason, "");
     SUBDBG("EXIT: %s\n", PAPI_strerror(papi_errno));
     _papi_hwi_unlock(COMPONENT_LOCK);
     return papi_errno;