diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
index e84dad49..77165e71 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/discover"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/edits"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/pkg/nvcdi"
 	"github.com/container-orchestrated-devices/container-device-interface/pkg/cdi"
@@ -122,6 +123,8 @@ func (m command) validateFlags(r *cli.Context, cfg *config) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	cfg.nvidiaCTKPath = discover.FindNvidiaCTK(m.logger, cfg.nvidiaCTKPath)
+
 	return nil
 }