diff --git a/tinygrad/engine/search.py b/tinygrad/engine/search.py
index 368f9963d9..c2906a29bf 100644
--- a/tinygrad/engine/search.py
+++ b/tinygrad/engine/search.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def beam_search(lin:Kernel, rawbufs:list[Buffer], amt:int, allow_test_size=True,
   beam: list[tuple[Kernel, float]] = [(lin, float("inf"))]
   seen_libs = set()
 
-  default_parallel = multiprocessing.cpu_count() if lin.opts.device in {"CUDA", "AMD", "NV", "METAL"} else 0
+  default_parallel = multiprocessing.cpu_count() if lin.opts.device in {"CUDA", "AMD", "NV", "METAL", "HIP"} else 0
   if beam_pool is None and (workers := getenv("PARALLEL", default_parallel)):
     beam_pool = multiprocessing.get_context("spawn").Pool(workers, _init_worker, (), getenv("BEAM_MAX_TASKS_PER_CHILD", 16))
     @atexit.register