diff --git a/offload/plugins-nextgen/amdgpu/CMakeLists.txt b/offload/plugins-nextgen/amdgpu/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f4057c0ae7ef..7630e3788dae0 100644
--- a/offload/plugins-nextgen/amdgpu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/offload/plugins-nextgen/amdgpu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ target_sources(omptarget.rtl.amdgpu PRIVATE src/rtl.cpp)
 target_include_directories(omptarget.rtl.amdgpu PRIVATE
                            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils)
 
-option(LIBOMPTARGET_FORCE_DLOPEN_LIBHSA "Build with dlopened libhsa" OFF)
+option(LIBOMPTARGET_FORCE_DLOPEN_LIBHSA "Build with dlopened libhsa" ON)
 if(hsa-runtime64_FOUND AND NOT LIBOMPTARGET_FORCE_DLOPEN_LIBHSA)
   message(STATUS "Building AMDGPU plugin linked against libhsa")
   target_link_libraries(omptarget.rtl.amdgpu PRIVATE hsa-runtime64::hsa-runtime64)
diff --git a/offload/plugins-nextgen/cuda/CMakeLists.txt b/offload/plugins-nextgen/cuda/CMakeLists.txt
index 10ff612848ad2..fa5559c5e7dcb 100644
--- a/offload/plugins-nextgen/cuda/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/offload/plugins-nextgen/cuda/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ add_target_library(omptarget.rtl.cuda CUDA)
 
 target_sources(omptarget.rtl.cuda PRIVATE src/rtl.cpp)
 
-option(LIBOMPTARGET_FORCE_DLOPEN_LIBCUDA "Build with dlopened libcuda" OFF)
+option(LIBOMPTARGET_FORCE_DLOPEN_LIBCUDA "Build with dlopened libcuda" ON)
 if(LIBOMPTARGET_DEP_CUDA_FOUND AND NOT LIBOMPTARGET_FORCE_DLOPEN_LIBCUDA)
   message(STATUS "Building CUDA plugin linked against libcuda")
   target_link_libraries(omptarget.rtl.cuda PRIVATE CUDA::cuda_driver)