diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index d9a100025b..f400b244c8 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ option(SINGLEGPU "Disable all mnmg components and comms libraries" OFF)
 option(USE_CCACHE "Cache build artifacts with ccache" OFF)
 option(CUDA_STATIC_RUNTIME "Statically link the CUDA runtime" OFF)
 option(CUDA_STATIC_MATH_LIBRARIES "Statically link the CUDA math libraries" OFF)
-option(CUML_USE_CUVS_STATIC "Build and statically link the CUVS library" ON)
+option(CUML_USE_CUVS_STATIC "Build and statically link the CUVS library" OFF)
 option(CUML_USE_TREELITE_STATIC "Build and statically link the treelite library" OFF)
 option(CUML_EXPORT_TREELITE_LINKAGE "Whether to publicly or privately link treelite to libcuml++" OFF)
 option(CUML_USE_CUMLPRIMS_MG_STATIC "Build and statically link the cumlprims_mg library" OFF)