diff --git a/cpp/include/raft/cluster/specializations.cuh b/cpp/include/raft/cluster/specializations.cuh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bb5a26ace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/include/raft/cluster/specializations.cuh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#ifndef __CLUSTER_SPECIALIZATIONS_H
+#define __CLUSTER_SPECIALIZATIONS_H
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <raft/distance/specializations.cuh>
+#include <raft/spatial/knn/specializations.cuh>
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/cpp/include/raft/spectral/specializations.cuh b/cpp/include/raft/spectral/specializations.cuh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2303b426fd
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+++ b/cpp/include/raft/spectral/specializations.cuh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#ifndef __SPECTRAL_SPECIALIZATIONS_H
+#define __SPECTRAL_SPECIALIZATIONS_H
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <raft/distance/specializations.cuh>
+#include <raft/spatial/knn/specializations.cuh>
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/cpp/test/cluster/kmeans.cu b/cpp/test/cluster/kmeans.cu
index 247386b550..24fe2c03cd 100644
--- a/cpp/test/cluster/kmeans.cu
+++ b/cpp/test/cluster/kmeans.cu
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 #include <rmm/device_uvector.hpp>
 #include <thrust/fill.h>
 
+#if defined RAFT_DISTANCE_COMPILED && defined RAFT_NN_COMPILED
+#include <raft/cluster/specializations.cuh>
+#endif
+
 namespace raft {
 
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/cpp/test/cluster_solvers.cu b/cpp/test/cluster_solvers.cu
index d475fd2a69..0c74b81e99 100644
--- a/cpp/test/cluster_solvers.cu
+++ b/cpp/test/cluster_solvers.cu
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <raft/handle.hpp>
 
+#if defined RAFT_DISTANCE_COMPILED && defined RAFT_NN_COMPILED
+#include <raft/spectral/specializations.cuh>
+#endif
+
 #include <raft/spectral/cluster_solvers.cuh>
 #include <raft/spectral/modularity_maximization.cuh>