diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e390ac4b3..7117609d2 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ else()
     # $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/highs>
   )
 
+  if (CUPDLP_GPU)
   target_include_directories(highs PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CUDA_PATH}/include")
+  endif()
 
   # target_include_directories(highs PRIVATE
   #   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/interfaces>