diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 02da60021bcccbb7b949aaa99f3b8e99da5c51b6..4f1e34fc1d72042f736a349ab5834e7450cc1b86 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ if (MORSE_DISTRIB_DIR OR EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules/")
         "to ON (CHAMELEON_SCHED_QUARK will be disabled)${ColourReset}")
     endif()
 
+    if (CHAMELEON_USE_MAGMA)
+        set(CHAMELEON_USE_CUDA ON)
+    endif()
+
     # Check that one, and only one, SCHED option is set to ON
     # count number of runtime sets to ON
     math(EXPR number_of_active_runtime 0)