diff --git a/cub/cub/thread/thread_operators.cuh b/cub/cub/thread/thread_operators.cuh
index cfc47edcfe7..f720ed9c078 100644
--- a/cub/cub/thread/thread_operators.cuh
+++ b/cub/cub/thread/thread_operators.cuh
@@ -440,10 +440,15 @@ struct SimdMin<__half>
 
   _CCCL_NODISCARD _CCCL_DEVICE _CCCL_FORCEINLINE __half2 operator()(__half2 a, __half2 b) const
   {
+#    if _CCCL_CUDACC_BELOW(12.0) && defined(_CCCL_CUDA_COMPILER_NVHPC)
+    return __floats2half2_rn(::cuda::minimum<>{}(__half2float(a.x), __half2float(b.x)),
+                             ::cuda::minimum<>{}(__half2float(a.y), __half2float(b.y)));
+#    else // ^^^ _CCCL_CUDACC_BELOW(12.0) && _CCCL_CUDA_COMPILER_NVHPC ^^^ / vvv otherwise vvv
     NV_IF_TARGET(NV_PROVIDES_SM_80,
                  (return __hmin2(a, b);),
                  (return __halves2half2(__float2half(::cuda::minimum<>{}(__half2float(a.x), __half2float(b.x))),
                                         __float2half(::cuda::minimum<>{}(__half2float(a.y), __half2float(b.y))));));
+#    endif // !_CCCL_CUDACC_BELOW(12.0) || !_CCCL_CUDA_COMPILER_NVHPC
   }
 };
 
@@ -470,11 +475,16 @@ struct SimdMin<__nv_bfloat16>
 
   _CCCL_NODISCARD _CCCL_DEVICE _CCCL_FORCEINLINE __nv_bfloat162 operator()(__nv_bfloat162 a, __nv_bfloat162 b) const
   {
+#    if _CCCL_CUDACC_BELOW(12.0) && defined(_CCCL_CUDA_COMPILER_NVHPC)
+    return __floats2bfloat162_rn(::cuda::minimum<>{}(__bfloat162float(a.x), __bfloat162float(b.x)),
+                                 ::cuda::minimum<>{}(__bfloat162float(a.y), __bfloat162float(b.y)));
+#    else // ^^^ _CCCL_CUDACC_BELOW(12.0) && _CCCL_CUDA_COMPILER_NVHPC ^^^ / vvv otherwise vvv
     NV_IF_TARGET(NV_PROVIDES_SM_80,
                  (return __hmin2(a, b);),
                  (return cub::internal::halves2bfloat162(
                            __float2bfloat16(::cuda::minimum<>{}(__bfloat162float(a.x), __bfloat162float(b.x))),
                            __float2bfloat16(::cuda::minimum<>{}(__bfloat162float(a.y), __bfloat162float(b.y))));));
+#    endif // !_CCCL_CUDACC_BELOW(12.0) || !_CCCL_CUDA_COMPILER_NVHPC
   }
 };