diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fff21d9f2c289d405146d54b9d63db2a9b2e3334..48f89c5cb3b8d4488f05933bc80b7f6717bc2048 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -643,9 +643,9 @@ if ( WALBERLA_BUILD_WITH_CUDA )
         endif()
 
         enable_language(CUDA)
-
         find_package(CUDAToolkit REQUIRED)
 
+        include_directories(${CMAKE_CUDA_TOOLKIT_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES})
         #include directories and cudart lib is needed for cpp files that use cuda headers/libs
         list ( APPEND SERVICE_LIBS CUDA::cudart )
         list ( APPEND SERVICE_LIBS CUDA::nvToolsExt )