diff --git a/perf_test/CMakeLists.txt b/perf_test/CMakeLists.txt
index b73fc47adf..4b544950fe 100644
--- a/perf_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/perf_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if (KokkosKernels_ENABLE_PERFTESTS)
     #Gtest minimally requires C++ 11
     TARGET_COMPILE_FEATURES(kokkoskernelsperf_gtest PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
 
-    include_directories(sparse)
+    KOKKOSKERNELS_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(sparse)
     
     if(Kokkos_ENABLE_TESTS_AND_PERFSUITE)
         #Add RPS implementations of KK perf tests here