diff --git a/ci/build_wheel_cuproj.sh b/ci/build_wheel_cuproj.sh
index 961f4e363..2e3e724c7 100755
--- a/ci/build_wheel_cuproj.sh
+++ b/ci/build_wheel_cuproj.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+export SKBUILD_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS="-DCUPROJ_BUILD_WHEELS=ON"
+
 ci/build_wheel.sh cuproj python/cuproj
diff --git a/ci/build_wheel_cuspatial.sh b/ci/build_wheel_cuspatial.sh
index fd37f873a..c98184d13 100755
--- a/ci/build_wheel_cuspatial.sh
+++ b/ci/build_wheel_cuspatial.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+export SKBUILD_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS="-DCUSPATIAL_BUILD_WHEELS=ON"
+
 ci/build_wheel.sh cuspatial python/cuspatial