diff --git a/lib/cusparse/generic.jl b/lib/cusparse/generic.jl
index 5d2dcc7e4d..df933da29a 100644
--- a/lib/cusparse/generic.jl
+++ b/lib/cusparse/generic.jl
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ function mm!(transa::SparseChar, transb::SparseChar, alpha::Number, A::Union{CuS
     end
     with_workspace(bufferSize) do buffer
         # We should find a way to reuse the buffer (issue #1362)
-        if !(A isa CuSparseMatrixCOO)
+        if !(A isa CuSparseMatrixCOO) && (CUSPARSE.version() ≥ v"11.7.2")
             cusparseSpMM_preprocess(
                 handle(), transa, transb, Ref{T}(alpha), descA, descB, Ref{T}(beta),
                 descC, T, algo, buffer)
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ function mm!(transa::SparseChar, transb::SparseChar, alpha::Number, A::DenseCuMa
     end
     with_workspace(bufferSize) do buffer
         # We should find a way to reuse the buffer (issue #1362)
-        if !(B isa CuSparseMatrixCOO)
+        if !(B isa CuSparseMatrixCOO) && (CUSPARSE.version() ≥ v"11.7.2")
             cusparseSpMM_preprocess(
                 handle(), transb, transa, Ref{T}(alpha), descB, descA, Ref{T}(beta),
                 descC, T, algo, buffer)