diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake
index 47be8b8538..4c3288df84 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ if(GPU_API STREQUAL "CUDA")
   endif()
 
   cuda_compile_fatbin(GPU_GEN_OBJS ${GPU_LIB_CU} OPTIONS ${CUDA_REQUEST_PIC}
-          -DUNIX -O3 --use_fast_math -Wno-deprecated-gpu-targets -DNV_KERNEL -DUCL_CUDADR ${GPU_CUDA_GENCODE} -D_${GPU_PREC_SETTING} -DLAMMPS_${LAMMPS_SIZES})
+          -DUNIX -O3 --use_fast_math -Wno-deprecated-gpu-targets -allow-unsupported-compiler -DNV_KERNEL -DUCL_CUDADR ${GPU_CUDA_GENCODE} -D_${GPU_PREC_SETTING} -DLAMMPS_${LAMMPS_SIZES})
 
   cuda_compile(GPU_OBJS ${GPU_LIB_CUDPP_CU} OPTIONS ${CUDA_REQUEST_PIC}
-          -DUNIX -O3 --use_fast_math -Wno-deprecated-gpu-targets -DUCL_CUDADR ${GPU_CUDA_GENCODE} -D_${GPU_PREC_SETTING} -DLAMMPS_${LAMMPS_SIZES})
+          -DUNIX -O3 --use_fast_math -Wno-deprecated-gpu-targets -allow-unsupported-compiler -DUCL_CUDADR ${GPU_CUDA_GENCODE} -D_${GPU_PREC_SETTING} -DLAMMPS_${LAMMPS_SIZES})
 
   foreach(CU_OBJ ${GPU_GEN_OBJS})
     get_filename_component(CU_NAME ${CU_OBJ} NAME_WE)
diff --git a/lib/gpu/Makefile.linux_multi b/lib/gpu/Makefile.linux_multi
index 3299bbec3a..005f659079 100644
--- a/lib/gpu/Makefile.linux_multi
+++ b/lib/gpu/Makefile.linux_multi
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ CUDA_PRECISION = -D_SINGLE_DOUBLE
 
 CUDA_INCLUDE = -I$(CUDA_HOME)/include
 CUDA_LIB = -L$(CUDA_HOME)/lib64 -L$(CUDA_HOME)/lib64/stubs
-CUDA_OPTS = -DUNIX -O3 --use_fast_math $(LMP_INC) -Xcompiler -fPIC
+CUDA_OPTS = -DUNIX -O3 --use_fast_math $(LMP_INC) -Xcompiler -fPIC -allow-unsupported-compiler
 
 CUDR_CPP = mpicxx -DMPI_GERYON -DUCL_NO_EXIT -DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK -DOMPI_SKIP_MPICXX=1 -fPIC -std=c++11
 CUDR_OPTS = -O2 $(LMP_INC) # -xHost -no-prec-div -ansi-alias