diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ae8e6175443f3..a4cf51d17e982 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
   SET(CUTLASS_ENABLE_HEADERS_ONLY ON CACHE BOOL "Enable only the header library")
 
   # Set CUTLASS_REVISION. Used for FetchContent. Also fixes some bogus messages when building.
-  set(CUTLASS_REVISION "v4.2.1" CACHE STRING "CUTLASS revision to use")
+  set(CUTLASS_REVISION "v4.2.1")
 
   # Use the specified CUTLASS source directory for compilation if VLLM_CUTLASS_SRC_DIR is provided
   if (DEFINED ENV{VLLM_CUTLASS_SRC_DIR})