diff --git a/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2025.06/accel/amd/eessi-2025.06-eb-5.3.1-2025a.yml b/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2025.06/accel/amd/eessi-2025.06-eb-5.3.1-2025a.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65560472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2025.06/accel/amd/eessi-2025.06-eb-5.3.1-2025a.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+easyconfigs:
+  - rocBLAS-4.4.0-rocm-compilers-19.0.0-ROCm-6.4.1.eb
diff --git a/eb_hooks.py b/eb_hooks.py
index 67b031bc..b641f75c 100644
--- a/eb_hooks.py
+++ b/eb_hooks.py
@@ -587,6 +587,13 @@ def parse_hook_cgal_toolchainopts_precise(ec, eprefix):
         raise EasyBuildError("CGAL-specific hook triggered for non-CGAL easyconfig?!")
 
 
+def parse_hook_hipblaslt_single_core_build(ec, eprefix):
+    """Inject -DTensile_CPU_THREADS=1 to force Tensile to use a single core."""
+    # todo: if this works, only do it for certain gfx targets
+    if ec.name == 'hipBLASLt':
+        ec.update('configopts', '-DTensile_CPU_THREADS=1')
+
+
 def parse_hook_fontconfig_add_fonts(ec, eprefix):
     """Inject --with-add-fonts configure option for fontconfig."""
     if ec.name == 'fontconfig':
@@ -2272,6 +2279,7 @@ def post_easyblock_hook(self, *args, **kwargs):
     'fontconfig': parse_hook_fontconfig_add_fonts,
     'FreeImage': parse_hook_freeimage_aarch64,
     'grpcio': parse_hook_grpcio_zlib,
+    'hipBLASLt': parse_hook_hipblaslt_single_core_build,
     'maturin': parse_hook_maturin,
     'Mesa': parse_hook_mesa_use_llvm_minimal,
     'OpenBLAS': parse_hook_openblas_relax_lapack_tests_num_errors,
@@ -2380,6 +2388,9 @@ def set_maximum(parallel, max_value):
     # Deucalion has 32GB HBM for 48 cores per node
     CPU_TARGET_A64FX: (divide_by_factor, 4),
     # software-specific limits
+    'hipBLASLt': {
+        '*': (set_maximum, 1), #(divide_by_factor, 4),
+    },
     'libxc': {
         '*': (divide_by_factor, 2),
         CPU_TARGET_A64FX: (set_maximum, 6),