diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 2eafcfc0a1..a90cf83683 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ else()
   get_filename_component(_cufile_root "${_cufile_root}" DIRECTORY)
   message(WARNING "PREFIX: $ENV{PREFIX}")
   message(WARNING "BUILD_PREFIX: $ENV{BUILD_PREFIX}")
-  file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/try_cufile.cpp" "#include <cufile.h>\nint main() { return 0; }\n")
+  file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/try_cufile.cpp" "#include <cufile_noexist.h>\nint main() { return 0; }\n")
   try_compile(_try_cufile SOURCES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/try_cufile.cpp")
   message(STATUS "try_compile() result: ${_try_cufile}")
   file(READ "${_cufile_root}/include/cufile.h" CUFILE_H_STR)