diff --git a/unittests/CMakeLists.txt b/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
index ce38a584d8e..8dfc50c6020 100644
--- a/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ if (CUSTATEVEC_ROOT AND CUDA_FOUND)
     find_library(NVIDIA_ML NAMES nvidia-ml PATHS ${NVIDIA_ML_PATH})
     message(STATUS "NVIDIA ML lib: ${NVIDIA_ML}")
     # Inject the file during build and remove it after build (install)
-    file(CREATE_LINK ${NVIDIA_ML} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libnvidia-ml.so.1)
+    file(CREATE_LINK ${NVIDIA_ML} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libnvidia-ml.so.1 SYMBOLIC)
     link_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
     install(CODE "file(REMOVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libnvidia-ml.so.1)")
   endif()