diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 360165e688d..3e867643041 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ rapids_cpm_init()
 # lags behind.
 ###
 
+# Need to make sure rmm is found before cuco so that rmm patches the libcudacxx
+# directory to be found by cuco.
+include(${rapids-cmake-dir}/cpm/rmm.cmake)
+rapids_cpm_rmm(BUILD_EXPORT_SET cugraph-exports
+               INSTALL_EXPORT_SET  cugraph-exports)
 # Putting this before raft to override RAFT from pulling them in.
 include(cmake/thirdparty/get_libcudacxx.cmake)
 include(${rapids-cmake-dir}/cpm/cuco.cmake)