diff --git a/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml
index 2d910b4a58..1927a240e5 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ requirements:
     - cupy >=12.0.0
     - zarr
     - packaging
-    - cuda-version {{ cuda_spec }}
+    - {{ pin_compatible('cuda-version', max_pin='x', min_pin='x') }}
     {% if cuda_major == "11" %}
     - {{ pin_compatible('cudatoolkit', max_pin='x', min_pin='x') }}
     {% endif %}