diff --git a/util/chplenv/chpl_platform.py b/util/chplenv/chpl_platform.py
index fb51d137bf26..9e2aa9327bef 100755
--- a/util/chplenv/chpl_platform.py
+++ b/util/chplenv/chpl_platform.py
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ def get(flag='host'):
     return platform_val
 
 
+@memoize
+def is_wsl():
+    name = (platform.uname().release).lower()
+    if name.endswith('-microsoft') or name.endswith('-microsoft-standard-wsl2'):
+        return True
+
 @memoize
 def get_mac_os_version():
     release, version, machine = platform.mac_ver()
diff --git a/util/chplenv/compile_link_args_utils.py b/util/chplenv/compile_link_args_utils.py
index f3ac0083e5b9..c7371c5226e8 100644
--- a/util/chplenv/compile_link_args_utils.py
+++ b/util/chplenv/compile_link_args_utils.py
@@ -100,8 +100,11 @@ def get_runtime_link_args(runtime_subdir):
         sdk_path = chpl_gpu.get_sdk_path(gpu_type)
         if gpu_type == "nvidia":
             system.append("-L" + os.path.join(sdk_path, "lib64"))
-            system.append("-lcuda")
             system.append("-lcudart")
+            if chpl_platform.is_wsl():
+                # WSL needs to link with libcuda that belongs to the driver hosted in Windows
+                system.append("-L" + os.path.join("/usr", "lib", "wsl", "lib"))
+            system.append("-lcuda")
         elif gpu_type == "amd":
             lib_path = os.path.join(sdk_path, "lib")
             system.append("-L" + lib_path)