diff --git a/pkgs/test/cuda/cuda-library-samples/generic.nix b/pkgs/test/cuda/cuda-library-samples/generic.nix
index f0c30d801a1c..e01664bab319 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/cuda/cuda-library-samples/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/test/cuda/cuda-library-samples/generic.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ in
 
     src = "${src}/cuTENSOR";
 
+    buildInputs = [ cutensor ];
+
     cmakeFlags = [
       "-DCUTENSOR_EXAMPLE_BINARY_INSTALL_DIR=${builtins.placeholder "out"}/bin"
     ];