diff --git a/3rdparty/find_dependencies.cmake b/3rdparty/find_dependencies.cmake
index f826d8271b9..a28495cc4bb 100644
--- a/3rdparty/find_dependencies.cmake
+++ b/3rdparty/find_dependencies.cmake
@@ -1848,6 +1848,9 @@ if (BUILD_CUDA_MODULE)
             )
         endif()
     endif()
+    if(NOT 3rdparty_cuda_npp_FOUND)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "CUDA NPP libraries not found.")
+    endif()
     list(APPEND Open3D_3RDPARTY_PRIVATE_TARGETS_FROM_SYSTEM Open3D::3rdparty_cuda_npp)
 endif ()