diff --git a/dask_cuda/tests/test_utils.py b/dask_cuda/tests/test_utils.py
index ca17c097c..34e63f1b4 100644
--- a/dask_cuda/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/dask_cuda/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -189,13 +189,16 @@ def test_parse_visible_devices():
     uuids = []
     for index in range(get_gpu_count()):
         handle = pynvml.nvmlDeviceGetHandleByIndex(index)
-        uuid = pynvml.nvmlDeviceGetUUID(handle).decode("utf-8")
+        try:
+            uuid = pynvml.nvmlDeviceGetUUID(handle).decode("utf-8")
+        except AttributeError:
+            uuid = pynvml.nvmlDeviceGetUUID(handle)
 
         assert parse_cuda_visible_device(index) == index
         assert parse_cuda_visible_device(uuid) == uuid
 
         indices.append(str(index))
-        uuids.append(pynvml.nvmlDeviceGetUUID(handle).decode("utf-8"))
+        uuids.append(uuid)
 
     index_devices = ",".join(indices)
     with patch.dict(os.environ, {"CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES": index_devices}):
diff --git a/dask_cuda/utils.py b/dask_cuda/utils.py
index 1a24d80b0..5e558fbc5 100644
--- a/dask_cuda/utils.py
+++ b/dask_cuda/utils.py
@@ -676,7 +676,10 @@ def get_gpu_uuid_from_index(device_index=0):
 
     pynvml.nvmlInit()
     handle = pynvml.nvmlDeviceGetHandleByIndex(device_index)
-    return pynvml.nvmlDeviceGetUUID(handle).decode("utf-8")
+    try:
+        return pynvml.nvmlDeviceGetUUID(handle).decode("utf-8")
+    except AttributeError:
+        return pynvml.nvmlDeviceGetUUID(handle)
 
 
 def get_worker_config(dask_worker):