diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4609e9ce2..b6cd7a225 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -125,25 +125,8 @@ else
     doca_gpunetio_dep = disabler()
     warning('CUDA not found, cannot autodetect wheel dir; defaulting to nixl_cu12')
     cuda_wheel_dir = 'nixl_cu12'
-endif
-
-# DOCA GPUNETIO
-if cuda_dep.found()
-  nvcc_cmd = find_program('nvcc', required: false)
-  if nvcc_cmd.found()
-    if nvcc_cmd.version().version_compare('>=12.8') and nvcc_cmd.version().version_compare('<13.0')
-      doca_gpunetio_dep = dependency('doca-gpunetio', required : false)
-    else
-      warning('CUDA version = ' + nvcc_cmd.version() + ', GPUNETIO plugin will be disabled')
-      doca_gpunetio_dep = disabler()
-    endif
-  else
-    warning('nvcc not found, GPUNETIO plugin will be disabled')
+    warning('CUDA not found, GPUNETIO plugin will be disabled')
     doca_gpunetio_dep = disabler()
-  endif
-else
-  warning('CUDA not found, GPUNETIO plugin will be disabled')
-  doca_gpunetio_dep = disabler()
 endif
 
 # Check for etcd-cpp-api - use multiple methods for discovery
@@ -213,10 +196,11 @@ nvcc_prog = find_program('nvcc', required: false)
 ucx_gpu_device_api_available = false
 if ucx_dep.found() and cuda_dep.found() and nvcc_prog.found()
     cuda = meson.get_compiler('cuda')
+    # TODO: Expose doca_gpunetio_dep through UCX
     have_gpu_side = cuda.compiles('''
             #include <ucp/api/device/ucp_device_impl.h>
             int main() { return 0; }
-        ''', dependencies : ucx_dep, args: nvcc_flags)
+        ''', dependencies : [ucx_dep, doca_gpunetio_dep], args: nvcc_flags)
 
     have_host_side = cpp.compiles('''
             #include <ucp/api/device/ucp_host.h>
@@ -233,6 +217,7 @@ if ucx_dep.found() and cuda_dep.found() and nvcc_prog.found()
     'GPU-side compile'   : have_gpu_side,
     'Host-side compile'  : have_host_side,
     'nvcc available'     : nvcc_prog.found(),
+    'DOCA GPUNETIO found': doca_gpunetio_dep.found(),
   }, section: 'UCX GPU Device API', bool_yn: true)
 endif
 
diff --git a/test/gtest/meson.build b/test/gtest/meson.build
index 71dd2a0e1..80bd0010c 100644
--- a/test/gtest/meson.build
+++ b/test/gtest/meson.build
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ gtest_sources = [
 if ucx_gpu_device_api_available
     gtest_sources += device_api_test_sources
     device_api_inc = [nixl_gpu_inc_dirs, include_directories('device_api')]
-    device_api_dep = ucx_dep
+    device_api_dep = [ucx_dep, doca_gpunetio_dep]
 else
     device_api_inc = []
     device_api_dep = []