diff --git a/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml b/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
index 08a8d927cf..20c19a9358 100644
--- a/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -41,8 +41,12 @@ m2w64_cxx_compiler:            # [win]
 m2w64_fortran_compiler:        # [win]
   - m2w64-toolchain            # [win]
 
-cuda_compiler:                 # [linux or win]
-  - nvcc                       # [linux or win]
+cuda_compiler:
+  - None
+  - nvcc                       # [(linux64 or win) and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
+  - nvcc                       # [(linux64 or win) and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
+  - nvcc                       # [(linux64 or win) and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
+  - nvcc                       # [(linux64 or win) and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
 cuda_compiler_version:
   - None
   - 10.2                       # [(linux64 or win) and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
@@ -150,11 +154,13 @@ zip_keys:
     - cxx_compiler_version      # [unix]
     - fortran_compiler_version  # [unix]
     - cudnn                     # [linux and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
+    - cuda_compiler             # [linux and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
     - cuda_compiler_version     # [linux and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
     - cdt_name                  # [linux and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
     - docker_image              # [linux and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True" and os.environ.get("BUILD_PLATFORM", "").startswith("linux-")]
   -                             # [win64 and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
     - cudnn                     # [win64 and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
+    - cuda_compiler             # [win64 and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
     - cuda_compiler_version     # [win64 and os.environ.get("CF_CUDA_ENABLED", "False") == "True"]
   -
     - python
diff --git a/recipe/migrations/cuda92_100_101.yaml b/recipe/migrations/cuda92_100_101.yaml
index 8feb9bc403..13f6a075d3 100644
--- a/recipe/migrations/cuda92_100_101.yaml
+++ b/recipe/migrations/cuda92_100_101.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ fortran_compiler_version:      # [linux64]
   - 7                          # [linux64]
   - 7                          # [linux64]
 
+cuda_compiler:                 # [linux64 or win]
+  - nvcc                       # [linux64]
+  - nvcc                       # [linux64 or win]
+  - nvcc                       # [linux64 or win]
 cuda_compiler_version:         # [linux64 or win]
   - 9.2                        # [linux64]
   - 10.0                       # [linux64 or win]
diff --git a/recipe/migrations/cuda_112_ppc64le_aarch64.yaml b/recipe/migrations/cuda_112_ppc64le_aarch64.yaml
index 92f5918c41..101256772c 100644
--- a/recipe/migrations/cuda_112_ppc64le_aarch64.yaml
+++ b/recipe/migrations/cuda_112_ppc64le_aarch64.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ cxx_compiler_version:          # [ppc64le or aarch64]
 fortran_compiler_version:      # [ppc64le or aarch64]
   - 10                         # [ppc64le or aarch64]
 
+cuda_compiler:                 # [ppc64le or aarch64]
+  - nvcc                       # [ppc64le or aarch64]
 cuda_compiler_version:         # [ppc64le or aarch64]
   - 11.2                       # [ppc64le or aarch64]