diff --git a/src/aedifix/packages/cuda.py b/src/aedifix/packages/cuda.py
index 687e33e..adf215b 100644
--- a/src/aedifix/packages/cuda.py
+++ b/src/aedifix/packages/cuda.py
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ def _guess_cuda_compiler() -> str | None:
     return None
 
 
+def _guess_cuda_architecture() -> str:
+    try:
+        return os.environ["CUDAARCHS"]
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+
+    try:
+        return os.environ["CMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES"]
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+
+    return "all-major"
+
+
 class CudaArchAction(Action):
     @staticmethod
     def map_cuda_arch_names(in_arch: str) -> list[str]:
@@ -117,7 +131,7 @@ class CUDA(Package):
         spec=ArgSpec(
             dest="cuda_arch",
             required=False,
-            default=["all-major"],
+            default=_guess_cuda_architecture(),
             action=CudaArchAction,
             help=(
                 "Specify the target GPU architecture. Available choices are: "
diff --git a/tests/packages/test_cuda.py b/tests/packages/test_cuda.py
index c247601..afc4b39 100644
--- a/tests/packages/test_cuda.py
+++ b/tests/packages/test_cuda.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from aedifix.packages.cuda import CudaArchAction
+from aedifix.packages.cuda import CudaArchAction, _guess_cuda_architecture
 
 ARCH_STR: tuple[tuple[str, list[str]], ...] = (
     ("", []),
@@ -28,5 +28,27 @@ def test_map_cuda_arch_names(self, argv: str, expected: list[str]) -> None:
         assert ret == expected
 
 
+class TestCUDA:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ("env_var", "env_value", "expected"),
+        [
+            ("CUDAARCHS", "volta", "volta"),
+            ("CMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES", "75", "75"),
+            ("", "", "all-major"),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_default_cuda_arches(
+        self,
+        monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+        env_var: str,
+        env_value: str,
+        expected: str,
+    ) -> None:
+        if env_var:
+            monkeypatch.setenv(env_var, env_value)
+
+        assert _guess_cuda_architecture() == expected
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.exit(pytest.main())