diff --git a/hic/CMakeLists.txt b/hic/CMakeLists.txt
index 904f7a077..a2f54ebb9 100644
--- a/hic/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ if( HAVE_CUDA )
   find_package(CUDAToolkit REQUIRED)
 elseif( HAVE_HIP )
   find_package(hip CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  find_package(hipsparse CONFIG REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory( src )
diff --git a/hic/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hic/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 82f94ee4c..41a25c882 100644
--- a/hic/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hic/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ install( FILES hic/hic_dummy/hic_dummy_runtime.h          DESTINATION include/hi
 
 if( HAVE_CUDA )
   target_link_libraries( hic INTERFACE CUDA::cudart )
+  target_link_libraries( hic INTERFACE CUDA::cusparse )
 elseif( HAVE_HIP )
   target_link_libraries( hic INTERFACE hip::host )
+  target_link_libraries( hic INTERFACE roc::hipsparse )
 endif()