diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 16785ac4f8..6d4b9e2f84 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -711,7 +711,12 @@ if (onnxruntime_USE_CUDA)
   if ( CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS )
     list(REMOVE_ITEM CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS "-cudart static")
   endif()
-  string(APPEND CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS "-cudart shared")
+  if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.17.0")
+    # cmake 3.17.0 introduces CMAKE_CUDA_RUNTIME which must be used instead of explicit -cudart shared flag
+    set(CMAKE_CUDA_RUNTIME_LIBRARY Shared)
+  else()
+    string(APPEND CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS "-cudart shared")
+  endif()
   enable_language(CUDA)
   set(CMAKE_CUDA_STANDARD 11)
   file(TO_CMAKE_PATH ${onnxruntime_CUDNN_HOME} onnxruntime_CUDNN_HOME)