diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/common.cuh b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/common.cuh
index e54ecb29308..d360c6f64e4 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/common.cuh
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/common.cuh
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@
 #    define GGML_CUDA_USE_CUB
 #endif  // !defined(GGML_USE_HIP) && !defined(GGML_USE_MUSA) && CUDART_VERSION >= 11070
 
-// PDL host-side support (cudaLaunchKernelEx) requires CUDART >= 11.8 and excludes HIP/MUSA.
+// PDL host-side support (cudaLaunchKernelEx) requires CUDART >= 12.0 and excludes HIP/MUSA.
 // __CUDA_ARCH__  is undefined in host passes; GPU arch check happens in device-side code.
-#if !defined(GGML_USE_HIP) && !defined(GGML_USE_MUSA) && CUDART_VERSION >= 11080
+#if !defined(GGML_USE_HIP) && !defined(GGML_USE_MUSA) && CUDART_VERSION >= 12000
 #    define GGML_CUDA_USE_PDL
-#endif  // !defined(GGML_USE_HIP) && !defined(GGML_USE_MUSA) && CUDART_VERSION >= 11080
+#endif  // !defined(GGML_USE_HIP) && !defined(GGML_USE_MUSA) && CUDART_VERSION >= 12000
 
 static __device__ __forceinline__ void ggml_cuda_pdl_sync() {
 #if defined(GGML_CUDA_USE_PDL) && defined(__CUDA_ARCH__) && __CUDA_ARCH__ >= GGML_CUDA_CC_HOPPER