diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/benchmark_gpu.py b/pystencils_benchmark/benchmark_gpu.py
index 67ce0dde0261a72b6c8fa7586cb290c1053932c7..d68a31dd685f0512bf5d9a7f8a7758939d65d732 100644
--- a/pystencils_benchmark/benchmark_gpu.py
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/benchmark_gpu.py
@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@ def generate_benchmark_gpu(kernel_asts: Union[KernelFunction, List[KernelFunctio
             f.write(header)
 
         source = kernel_source(kernel_ast)
-        with open(src_path / f'{kernel_name}.c', 'w+') as f:
+        # TODO CUDA specific suffix
+        with open(src_path / f'{kernel_name}.cu', 'w+') as f:
             f.write(source)
 
-    with open(src_path / 'main.c', 'w+') as f:
+    with open(src_path / 'main.cu', 'w+') as f:
         f.write(kernel_main(kernel_asts))
 
     copy_static_files(path)
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ def copy_static_files(path: Path) -> None:
             target_path = include_path / file_name
         elif file_name[-1] == 'c':
             target_path = src_path / file_name
+            # TODO CUDA specific suffix:
+            target_path = target_path.with_suffix('.cu')
         else:
             target_path = path / file_name
         with open(target_path, 'w+') as f:
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/templates/Makefile b/pystencils_benchmark/templates/Makefile
index 98fcaaa19d9a753fd346da9480fd4935d112f2e5..ea385709951281a23f08ca5f95e07be0fafa5496 100644
--- a/pystencils_benchmark/templates/Makefile
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/templates/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ INCLUDES  += -I./include
 VPATH     = $(SRC_DIR)
 ASM       = $(patsubst $(SRC_DIR)/%.c, $(BUILD_DIR)/%.s,$(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/*.c))
 OBJ       = $(patsubst $(SRC_DIR)/%.c, $(BUILD_DIR)/%.o,$(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/*.c))
+# TODO CUDA specific SUFFIX
+OBJ       += $(patsubst $(SRC_DIR)/%.cu, $(BUILD_DIR)/%.o,$(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/*.cu))
 CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
 
 
@@ -28,6 +30,12 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/%.o:  %.c
 	$(Q)$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -MT $(@:.d=.o) -MM  $< > $(BUILD_DIR)/$*.d
 
+# TODO CUDA specific SUFFIX
+$(BUILD_DIR)/%.o:  %.cu
+	@echo "===>  COMPILE  $@"
+	$(Q)$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@
+	$(Q)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -MT $(@:.d=.o) -MM  $< > $(BUILD_DIR)/$*.d
+
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%.s:  %.c
 	@echo "===>  GENERATE ASM  $@"
 	$(Q)$(CC) -S $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@