diff --git a/cmake/presets/kokkos-cuda.cmake b/cmake/presets/kokkos-cuda.cmake
index 3205387044..878ce0c566 100644
--- a/cmake/presets/kokkos-cuda.cmake
+++ b/cmake/presets/kokkos-cuda.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ get_filename_component(NVCC_WRAPPER_CMD ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../lib/kokko
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${NVCC_WRAPPER_CMD} CACHE FILEPATH "" FORCE)
 
 # If KSPACE is also enabled, use CUFFT for FFTs
-set(FFT_KOKKOS "CUFFT" CACHE STRING FORCE)
+set(FFT_KOKKOS "CUFFT" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 
 # hide deprecation warnings temporarily for stable release
 set(Kokkos_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)