diff --git a/ci/build_wheel_cuspatial.sh b/ci/build_wheel_cuspatial.sh
index fd37f873a..932665e27 100755
--- a/ci/build_wheel_cuspatial.sh
+++ b/ci/build_wheel_cuspatial.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+export SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS="-DUSE_LIBARROW_FROM_PYARROW=ON"
+
 ci/build_wheel.sh cuspatial python/cuspatial