diff --git a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuco.cmake b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuco.cmake
index dc0bf6a029..3f2434d9be 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuco.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuco.cmake
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ function(find_and_configure_cuco VERSION)
           BUILD_EXPORT_SET    raft-exports
           INSTALL_EXPORT_SET  raft-exports
           CPM_ARGS
-            EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE
             GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuCollections.git
             GIT_TAG        0ca860b824f5dc22cf8a41f09912e62e11f07d82
             OPTIONS        "BUILD_TESTS OFF"