diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 769600b10f..fc4b1d6df1 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ if hasArg -n; then
     INSTALL_TARGET=""
 fi
 
+# Append `-DFIND_KVIKIO_CPP=ON` to EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS unless a user specified the option.
+if [[ "${EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS}" != *"DFIND_KVIKIO_CPP"* ]]; then
+    EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS="${EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS} -DFIND_KVIKIO_CPP=ON"
+fi
+
 # If clean given, run it prior to any other steps
 if hasArg clean; then
     # If the dirs to clean are mounted dirs in a container, the
diff --git a/conda/recipes/kvikio/build.sh b/conda/recipes/kvikio/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..462f06826b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda/recipes/kvikio/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+./build.sh kvikio
diff --git a/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml
index a4d6ce165e..78e844aff4 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ build:
     - SCCACHE_S3_KEY_PREFIX=kvikio-linux64 # [linux64]
     - SCCACHE_S3_USE_SSL
     - SCCACHE_S3_NO_CREDENTIALS
-  script:
-    - cd python
-    - python -m pip install . -vv
   ignore_run_exports_from:
     {% if cuda_major == "11" %}
     - {{ compiler('cuda11') }}