diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCUDACompiler.cmake.in b/Modules/CMakeCUDACompiler.cmake.in
index 7e8efa73f7..158d12bc9e 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCUDACompiler.cmake.in
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCUDACompiler.cmake.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CUDA_HOST_COMPILER_ENV_VAR "CUDAHOSTCXX")
 
 set(CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_ID_RUN 1)
 set(CMAKE_CUDA_SOURCE_FILE_EXTENSIONS cu)
-set(CMAKE_CUDA_LINKER_PREFERENCE 10)
+set(CMAKE_CUDA_LINKER_PREFERENCE 15)
 set(CMAKE_CUDA_LINKER_PREFERENCE_PROPAGATES 1)
 
 set(CMAKE_CUDA_HOST_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES "@CMAKE_CUDA_HOST_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES@")