diff --git a/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_bindings/cynvrtc.pyx.in b/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_bindings/cynvrtc.pyx.in
index a0f8a27a0f..caf36d40e8 100644
--- a/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_bindings/cynvrtc.pyx.in
+++ b/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_bindings/cynvrtc.pyx.in
@@ -60,36 +60,37 @@ cdef int cuPythonInit() except -1 nogil:
         except:
             handle = None
 
-        # Else try default search
-        if not handle:
-            LOAD_LIBRARY_SAFE_CURRENT_DIRS = 0x00002000
-            try:
-                handle = win32api.LoadLibraryEx("nvrtc64_120_0.dll", 0, LOAD_LIBRARY_SAFE_CURRENT_DIRS)
-            except:
-                pass
-
-        # Final check if DLLs can be found within pip installations
+        # Check if DLLs can be found within pip installations
         if not handle:
+            LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DEFAULT_DIRS = 0x00001000
+            LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR = 0x00000100
             site_packages = [site.getusersitepackages()] + site.getsitepackages()
             for sp in site_packages:
                 mod_path = os.path.join(sp, "nvidia", "cuda_nvrtc", "bin")
-                if not os.path.isdir(mod_path):
-                    continue
-                os.add_dll_directory(mod_path)
-            LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DEFAULT_DIRS = 0x00001000
-            LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR = 0x00000100
-            try:
-                handle = win32api.LoadLibraryEx(
-                    # Note: LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR needs an abs path...
-                    os.path.join(mod_path, "nvrtc64_120_0.dll"),
-                    0, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DEFAULT_DIRS | LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR)
-
-                # Note: nvrtc64_120_0.dll calls into nvrtc-builtins64_*.dll which is
-                # located in the same mod_path.
-                # Update PATH environ so that the two dlls can find each other
-                os.environ["PATH"] = os.pathsep.join((os.environ.get("PATH", ""), mod_path))
-            except:
-                pass
+                if os.path.isdir(mod_path):
+                    os.add_dll_directory(mod_path)
+                    try:
+                        handle = win32api.LoadLibraryEx(
+                            # Note: LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR needs an abs path...
+                            os.path.join(mod_path, "nvrtc64_120_0.dll"),
+                            0, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DEFAULT_DIRS | LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR)
+
+                        # Note: nvrtc64_120_0.dll calls into nvrtc-builtins64_*.dll which is
+                        # located in the same mod_path.
+                        # Update PATH environ so that the two dlls can find each other
+                        os.environ["PATH"] = os.pathsep.join((os.environ.get("PATH", ""), mod_path))
+                    except:
+                        pass
+                    else:
+                        break
+            else:
+                # Else try default search
+                # Only reached if DLL wasn't found in any site-package path
+                LOAD_LIBRARY_SAFE_CURRENT_DIRS = 0x00002000
+                try:
+                    handle = win32api.LoadLibraryEx("nvrtc64_120_0.dll", 0, LOAD_LIBRARY_SAFE_CURRENT_DIRS)
+                except:
+                    pass
 
         if not handle:
             raise RuntimeError('Failed to LoadLibraryEx nvrtc64_120_0.dll')
diff --git a/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_internal/nvjitlink_windows.pyx b/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_internal/nvjitlink_windows.pyx
index c8c7e6b298..9798204424 100644
--- a/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_internal/nvjitlink_windows.pyx
+++ b/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_internal/nvjitlink_windows.pyx
@@ -56,40 +56,30 @@ cdef load_library(const int driver_ver):
 
         # First check if the DLL has been loaded by 3rd parties
         try:
-            handle = win32api.GetModuleHandle(dll_name)
+            return win32api.GetModuleHandle(dll_name)
         except:
             pass
-        else:
-            break
 
         # Next, check if DLLs are installed via pip
         for sp in get_site_packages():
             mod_path = os.path.join(sp, "nvidia", "nvJitLink", "bin")
-            if not os.path.isdir(mod_path):
-                continue
-            os.add_dll_directory(mod_path)
-        try:
-            handle = win32api.LoadLibraryEx(
-                # Note: LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR needs an abs path...
-                os.path.join(mod_path, dll_name),
-                0, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DEFAULT_DIRS | LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR)
-        except:
-            pass
-        else:
-            break
-
+            if os.path.isdir(mod_path):
+                os.add_dll_directory(mod_path)
+                try:
+                    return win32api.LoadLibraryEx(
+                        # Note: LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR needs an abs path...
+                        os.path.join(mod_path, dll_name),
+                        0, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DEFAULT_DIRS | LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR)
+                except:
+                    pass
         # Finally, try default search
+        # Only reached if DLL wasn't found in any site-package path
         try:
-            handle = win32api.LoadLibrary(dll_name)
+            return win32api.LoadLibrary(dll_name)
         except:
             pass
-        else:
-            break
-    else:
-        raise RuntimeError('Failed to load nvJitLink')
 
-    assert handle != 0
-    return handle
+    raise RuntimeError('Failed to load nvJitLink')
 
 
 cdef int _check_or_init_nvjitlink() except -1 nogil:
diff --git a/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_internal/nvvm_windows.pyx b/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_internal/nvvm_windows.pyx
index 76ce232542..9f507e8e1b 100644
--- a/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_internal/nvvm_windows.pyx
+++ b/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_internal/nvvm_windows.pyx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ cdef void* __nvvmGetProgramLog = NULL
 
 
 cdef inline list get_site_packages():
-    return [site.getusersitepackages()] + site.getsitepackages()
+    return [site.getusersitepackages()] + site.getsitepackages() + ["conda"]
 
 
 cdef load_library(const int driver_ver):
@@ -50,44 +50,42 @@ cdef load_library(const int driver_ver):
     for suffix in get_nvvm_dso_version_suffix(driver_ver):
         if len(suffix) == 0:
             continue
-        dll_name = "nvvm64_40_0"
+        dll_name = "nvvm64_40_0.dll"
 
         # First check if the DLL has been loaded by 3rd parties
         try:
-            handle = win32api.GetModuleHandle(dll_name)
+            return win32api.GetModuleHandle(dll_name)
         except:
             pass
-        else:
-            break
 
-        # Next, check if DLLs are installed via pip
+        # Next, check if DLLs are installed via pip or conda
         for sp in get_site_packages():
-            mod_path = os.path.join(sp, "nvidia", "cuda_nvcc", "nvvm", "bin")
-            if not os.path.isdir(mod_path):
-                continue
-            os.add_dll_directory(mod_path)
-        try:
-            handle = win32api.LoadLibraryEx(
-                # Note: LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR needs an abs path...
-                os.path.join(mod_path, dll_name),
-                0, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DEFAULT_DIRS | LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR)
-        except:
-            pass
-        else:
-            break
+            if sp == "conda":
+                # nvvm is not under $CONDA_PREFIX/lib, so it's not in the default search path
+                conda_prefix = os.environ.get("CONDA_PREFIX")
+                if conda_prefix is None:
+                    continue
+                mod_path = os.path.join(conda_prefix, "Library", "nvvm", "bin")
+            else:
+                mod_path = os.path.join(sp, "nvidia", "cuda_nvcc", "nvvm", "bin")
+            if os.path.isdir(mod_path):
+                os.add_dll_directory(mod_path)
+                try:
+                    return win32api.LoadLibraryEx(
+                        # Note: LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR needs an abs path...
+                        os.path.join(mod_path, dll_name),
+                        0, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DEFAULT_DIRS | LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR)
+                except:
+                    pass
 
         # Finally, try default search
+        # Only reached if DLL wasn't found in any site-package path
         try:
-            handle = win32api.LoadLibrary(dll_name)
+            return win32api.LoadLibrary(dll_name)
         except:
             pass
-        else:
-            break
-    else:
-        raise RuntimeError('Failed to load nvvm')
 
-    assert handle != 0
-    return handle
+    raise RuntimeError('Failed to load nvvm')
 
 
 cdef int _check_or_init_nvvm() except -1 nogil:
diff --git a/cuda_bindings/setup.py b/cuda_bindings/setup.py
index d9fa93d5ce..ed84ef4f1b 100644
--- a/cuda_bindings/setup.py
+++ b/cuda_bindings/setup.py
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
                 #   to <loc>/site-packages/nvidia/cuda_nvcc/nvvm/lib64/
                 rel1 = "$ORIGIN/../../../nvidia/cuda_nvcc/nvvm/lib64"
                 # from <loc>/lib/python3.*/site-packages/cuda/bindings/_internal/
-                #   to <loc>/lib/nvvm/lib64/
+                #   to <loc>/nvvm/lib64/
                 rel2 = "$ORIGIN/../../../../../../nvvm/lib64"
                 ldflag = f"-Wl,--disable-new-dtags,-rpath,{rel1},-rpath,{rel2}"
             else: