diff --git a/cmake/onemkl.cmake b/cmake/onemkl.cmake
index 226fa2a6d..119c47325 100644
--- a/cmake/onemkl.cmake
+++ b/cmake/onemkl.cmake
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ include_guard()
 
 include(ExternalProject)
 
+option(CUTLASS_SYCL_DISCONNECT_ONEMKL_UPDATE "Option is passed to the UPDATE_DISCONNECTED parameter of ExternalProject_Add for onemkl" YES)
+
 set(ONEMKL_INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/deps/oneMKL)
 set(ONEMKL_INCLUDE_DIR ${ONEMKL_INSTALL_DIR}/include)
 set(ONEMKL_LIB_DIR ${ONEMKL_INSTALL_DIR}/lib)
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
     -DTARGET_DOMAINS=rng
     INSTALL_DIR ${ONEMKL_INSTALL_DIR}
     BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${ONEMKL_LIB}
+    UPDATE_DISCONNECTED ${CUTLASS_SYCL_DISCONNECT_ONEMKL_UPDATE}
 )
 
 add_library(oneMKL SHARED IMPORTED)