diff --git a/tinygrad/runtime/autogen/__init__.py b/tinygrad/runtime/autogen/__init__.py
index 5617e73f6b..9a0a2a506d 100644
--- a/tinygrad/runtime/autogen/__init__.py
+++ b/tinygrad/runtime/autogen/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ llvm_lib = (r"'C:\\Program Files\\LLVM\\bin\\LLVM-C.dll' if WIN else '/opt/homeb
             repr(['LLVM'] + [f'LLVM-{i}' for i in reversed(range(14, 21+1))]))
 
 webgpu_lib = "os.path.join(sysconfig.get_paths()['purelib'], 'pydawn', 'lib', 'libwebgpu_dawn.dll') if WIN else 'webgpu_dawn'"
-nv_lib_path = "f'/usr/local/cuda/targets/{sysconfig.get_config_vars().get(\"MULTIARCH\", \"\").rsplit(\"-\", 1)[0]}/lib'"
+nv_lib_path = "[f'/{pre}/cuda/targets/{sysconfig.get_config_vars().get(\"MULTIARCH\", \"\").rsplit(\"-\", 1)[0]}/lib' for pre in ['opt', 'usr/local']]"
 
 def load(name, dll, files, **kwargs):
   if not (f:=(root/(path:=kwargs.pop("path", __name__)).replace('.','/')/f"{name}.py")).exists() or getenv('REGEN'):
diff --git a/tinygrad/runtime/autogen/nvjitlink.py b/tinygrad/runtime/autogen/nvjitlink.py
index 89a998494e..3fe386ad3e 100644
--- a/tinygrad/runtime/autogen/nvjitlink.py
+++ b/tinygrad/runtime/autogen/nvjitlink.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import Annotated, Literal, TypeAlias
 from tinygrad.runtime.support.c import _IO, _IOW, _IOR, _IOWR
 from tinygrad.runtime.support import c
 import sysconfig
-dll = c.DLL('nvjitlink', 'nvJitLink', f'/usr/local/cuda/targets/{sysconfig.get_config_vars().get("MULTIARCH", "").rsplit("-", 1)[0]}/lib')
+dll = c.DLL('nvjitlink', 'nvJitLink', [f'/{pre}/cuda/targets/{sysconfig.get_config_vars().get("MULTIARCH", "").rsplit("-", 1)[0]}/lib' for pre in ['opt', 'usr/local']])
 class nvJitLinkResult(Annotated[int, ctypes.c_uint32], c.Enum): pass
 NVJITLINK_SUCCESS = nvJitLinkResult.define('NVJITLINK_SUCCESS', 0)
 NVJITLINK_ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_OPTION = nvJitLinkResult.define('NVJITLINK_ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_OPTION', 1)
diff --git a/tinygrad/runtime/autogen/nvrtc.py b/tinygrad/runtime/autogen/nvrtc.py
index 37862053c6..63dc973b89 100644
--- a/tinygrad/runtime/autogen/nvrtc.py
+++ b/tinygrad/runtime/autogen/nvrtc.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import Annotated, Literal, TypeAlias
 from tinygrad.runtime.support.c import _IO, _IOW, _IOR, _IOWR
 from tinygrad.runtime.support import c
 import sysconfig
-dll = c.DLL('nvrtc', 'nvrtc', f'/usr/local/cuda/targets/{sysconfig.get_config_vars().get("MULTIARCH", "").rsplit("-", 1)[0]}/lib')
+dll = c.DLL('nvrtc', 'nvrtc', [f'/{pre}/cuda/targets/{sysconfig.get_config_vars().get("MULTIARCH", "").rsplit("-", 1)[0]}/lib' for pre in ['opt', 'usr/local']])
 class nvrtcResult(Annotated[int, ctypes.c_uint32], c.Enum): pass
 NVRTC_SUCCESS = nvrtcResult.define('NVRTC_SUCCESS', 0)
 NVRTC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY = nvrtcResult.define('NVRTC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY', 1)