diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/KOKKOS.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/KOKKOS.cmake
index 9324ea95c4..e74893d0d0 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/KOKKOS.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/KOKKOS.cmake
@@ -139,12 +139,9 @@ if(PKG_KSPACE)
       message(WARNING "Using KISS FFT with the CUDA backend of Kokkos may be sub-optimal.")
       target_compile_definitions(lammps PRIVATE -DFFT_KOKKOS_KISS)
     elseif(FFT_KOKKOS STREQUAL "CUFFT")
-      find_library(CUFFT_LIBRARY cufft)
-      if (CUFFT_LIBRARY STREQUAL "CUFFT_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND")
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Required cuFFT library not found. Check your environment or set CUFFT_LIBRARY to its location")
-      endif()
+      find_package(CUDAToolkit REQUIRED)
       target_compile_definitions(lammps PRIVATE -DFFT_KOKKOS_CUFFT)
-      target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE ${CUFFT_LIBRARY})
+      target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE CUDA::cufft)
     endif()
   elseif(Kokkos_ENABLE_HIP)
     if(NOT ((FFT_KOKKOS STREQUAL "KISS") OR (FFT_KOKKOS STREQUAL "HIPFFT")))