diff --git a/src/MAKE/OPTIONS/Makefile.kokkos_cuda b/src/MAKE/OPTIONS/Makefile.kokkos_cuda
index af557992e0..2d825baadf 100755
--- a/src/MAKE/OPTIONS/Makefile.kokkos_cuda
+++ b/src/MAKE/OPTIONS/Makefile.kokkos_cuda
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 SHELL = /bin/sh
 
-KOKKOS_ABSOLUTE_PATH = $(shell cd $(KOKKOS_PATH); pwd)
-export OMPI_CXX = $(KOKKOS_ABSOLUTE_PATH)/config/nvcc_wrapper
+export OMPI_CXX = ../../lib/kokkos/config/nvcc_wrapper
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 # compiler/linker settings