diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1946c44..6af955c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ else()
   )
 endif()
 set(AMDGPU_TARGETS "${DEFAULT_AMDGPU_TARGETS}" CACHE STRING "List of specific machine types for library to target")
+# Don't force, as users should be able to override GPU_TARGETS at the command line if desired
+set(GPU_TARGETS "${AMDGPU_TARGETS}" CACHE STRING "GPU architectures to build for")
 
 include(CheckLanguage)
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c67b713..1587d9e 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ if(SUPPORT_HIP)
     if((${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} MATCHES "Release") OR (${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} MATCHES "RelWithDebInfo"))
       list(APPEND HIP_HIPCC_FLAGS "-DNDEBUG")
     endif()
-    foreach(target ${AMDGPU_TARGETS})
+    foreach(target ${GPU_TARGETS})
       list(APPEND HIP_HIPCC_FLAGS "--offload-arch=${target}")
     endforeach()