diff --git a/cmake/kokkos_arch.cmake b/cmake/kokkos_arch.cmake
index f05b22079f..c33eccb319 100644
--- a/cmake/kokkos_arch.cmake
+++ b/cmake/kokkos_arch.cmake
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ IF(KOKKOS_ARCH_NATIVE)
   ENDIF()
   COMPILER_SPECIFIC_FLAGS(
     COMPILER_ID KOKKOS_CXX_HOST_COMPILER_ID
+    NVHPC   -tp=native
     DEFAULT ${KOKKOS_NATIVE_FLAGS}
   )
 ENDIF()