diff --git a/clients/cmake/build-options.cmake b/clients/cmake/build-options.cmake
index 94463037a..e568b3236 100644
--- a/clients/cmake/build-options.cmake
+++ b/clients/cmake/build-options.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ########################################################################
-# Copyright 2016-2020 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2016-2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
 # ########################################################################
 
 # This file is intended to be used in two ways; independently in a stand alone PROJECT
@@ -21,5 +21,10 @@ if( NOT BUILD_CLIENTS_SAMPLES )
   option( BUILD_CLIENTS_SAMPLES "Build hipBLAS samples" OFF )
 endif( )
 
+if( WIN32 OR HIP_PLATFORM STREQUAL nvidia )
+  option( LINK_BLIS "Link AOCL Blis reference library" OFF )
+else()
+  option( LINK_BLIS "Link AOCL Blis reference library" ON )
+endif()
 
 
diff --git a/deps/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
index 2acf6601a..2f5f48195 100644
--- a/deps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ project( hipblas-dependencies NONE )
 option( BUILD_GTEST "Download and build googletest library" ON )
 option( BUILD_LAPACK "Download and build lapack library" ON )
 
-if( WIN32 )
-  option( LINK_BLIS "Link AOCL Blis reference library" OFF )
-else()
-  option( LINK_BLIS "Link AOCL Blis reference library" ON )
-endif()
-
 # option( BUILD_VERBOSE "Print helpful build debug information" OFF )
 
 # if( BUILD_VERBOSE )