diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 57bb05f228..6c6c1c44bb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ External library support:
   --disable-amf            disable AMF video encoding code [autodetect]
   --disable-audiotoolbox   disable Apple AudioToolbox code [autodetect]
   --enable-cuda-nvcc       enable Nvidia CUDA compiler [no]
-  --enable-cuda-sdk        enable CUDA features that require the CUDA SDK [no]
   --disable-cuvid          disable Nvidia CUVID support [autodetect]
   --disable-d3d11va        disable Microsoft Direct3D 11 video acceleration code [autodetect]
   --disable-dxva2          disable Microsoft DirectX 9 video acceleration code [autodetect]
@@ -6036,6 +6035,11 @@ check_type "va/va.h va/va_enc_vp9.h"  "VAEncPictureParameterBufferVP9"
 
 check_type "vdpau/vdpau.h" "VdpPictureInfoHEVC"
 
+if enabled cuda_sdk; then
+    warn "Option --enable-cuda-sdk is deprecated. Use --enable-cuda-nvcc instead."
+    enable cuda_nvcc
+fi
+
 if ! disabled ffnvcodec; then
     check_pkg_config ffnvcodec "ffnvcodec >= 8.1.24.2" \
           "ffnvcodec/nvEncodeAPI.h ffnvcodec/dynlink_cuda.h ffnvcodec/dynlink_cuviddec.h ffnvcodec/dynlink_nvcuvid.h" "" || \
@@ -6111,7 +6115,6 @@ done
 
 # these are off by default, so fail if requested and not available
 enabled cuda_nvcc         && { check_nvcc || die "ERROR: failed checking for nvcc."; }
-enabled cuda_sdk          && require cuda_sdk cuda.h cuCtxCreate -lcuda
 enabled chromaprint       && require chromaprint chromaprint.h chromaprint_get_version -lchromaprint
 enabled decklink          && { require_headers DeckLinkAPI.h &&
                                { test_cpp_condition DeckLinkAPIVersion.h "BLACKMAGIC_DECKLINK_API_VERSION >= 0x0a090500" || die "ERROR: Decklink API version must be >= 10.9.5."; } }