diff --git a/src/sparse/KokkosSparse_spmv.hpp b/src/sparse/KokkosSparse_spmv.hpp
index ef2545a79d..7cf020e309 100644
--- a/src/sparse/KokkosSparse_spmv.hpp
+++ b/src/sparse/KokkosSparse_spmv.hpp
@@ -753,8 +753,17 @@ void spmv(KokkosKernels::Experimental::Controls controls, const char mode[],
     XVector_Internal x_i = x;
     YVector_Internal y_i = y;
 
-    // use native version if conjugate (cusparseSpMM does not support)
-    if (Conjugate[0] == mode[0]) {
+    bool useNative = false;
+
+// cusparseSpMM does not support conjugate mode
+#ifdef KOKKOSKERNELS_ENABLE_TPL_CUSPARSE
+    useNative = useNative || (Conjugate[0] == mode[0]);
+#endif
+    useNative =
+        useNative || controls.isParameter("algorithm") &&
+                         (controls.getParameter("algorithm") == "native");
+
+    if (useNative) {
       return Impl::SPMV_MV<
           typename AMatrix_Internal::value_type,
           typename AMatrix_Internal::ordinal_type,