diff --git a/cmake/AmiciConfig.cmake b/cmake/AmiciConfig.cmake
index cb7d57d51a..ebef45d6e0 100644
--- a/cmake/AmiciConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/AmiciConfig.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 @PACKAGE_INIT@
 
+# TODO remove after cmake files for test models have been regenerated
+# cmake >=3.27
+if(POLICY CMP0144)
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0144 NEW)
+endif(POLICY CMP0144)
+
+
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 
 find_package(OpenMP)
diff --git a/python/sdist/setup.py b/python/sdist/setup.py
index ed65127f7a..41bb3fef7b 100755
--- a/python/sdist/setup.py
+++ b/python/sdist/setup.py
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ def get_extensions():
         source_dir="amici/ThirdParty/SuiteSparse/SuiteSparse_config",
         cmake_configure_options=[
             *global_cmake_configure_options,
+            "-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON",
             "-DBLA_VENDOR=All",
-            "-DENABLE_CUDA=FALSE",
-            "-DNFORTRAN=TRUE",
+            "-DSUITESPARSE_USE_CUDA=OFF",
+            "-DSUITESPARSE_USE_FORTRAN=OFF",
         ],
     )
     # SuiteSparse AMD
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ def get_extensions():
         source_dir="amici/ThirdParty/SuiteSparse/AMD",
         cmake_configure_options=[
             *global_cmake_configure_options,
-            "-DNFORTRAN=TRUE",
+            "-DSUITESPARSE_USE_FORTRAN=OFF",
         ],
     )
     # SuiteSparse BTF
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ def get_extensions():
         source_dir="amici/ThirdParty/SuiteSparse/BTF",
         cmake_configure_options=[
             *global_cmake_configure_options,
-            "-DNFORTRAN=TRUE",
+            "-DSUITESPARSE_USE_FORTRAN=OFF",
         ],
     )
     # SuiteSparse COLAMD
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ def get_extensions():
         source_dir="amici/ThirdParty/SuiteSparse/COLAMD",
         cmake_configure_options=[
             *global_cmake_configure_options,
-            "-DNFORTRAN=TRUE",
+            "-DSUITESPARSE_USE_FORTRAN=OFF",
         ],
     )
     # SuiteSparse KLU
@@ -92,9 +93,9 @@ def get_extensions():
         source_dir="amici/ThirdParty/SuiteSparse/KLU",
         cmake_configure_options=[
             *global_cmake_configure_options,
-            "-DNCHOLMOD=ON",
-            "-DENABLE_CUDA=FALSE",
-            "-DNFORTRAN=TRUE",
+            "-DKLU_USE_CHOLMOD=OFF",
+            "-DSUITESPARSE_USE_CUDA=OFF",
+            "-DSUITESPARSE_USE_FORTRAN=OFF",
         ],
     )
     # SUNDIALS
diff --git a/scripts/buildSuiteSparse.sh b/scripts/buildSuiteSparse.sh
index e916530de6..85ea806977 100755
--- a/scripts/buildSuiteSparse.sh
+++ b/scripts/buildSuiteSparse.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ script_path=$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")
 amici_path=$(cd "$script_path/.." && pwd)
 
 suitesparse_root="${amici_path}/ThirdParty/SuiteSparse"
-export CMAKE_OPTIONS="-DBLA_VENDOR=All -DENABLE_CUDA=FALSE -DNFORTRAN=TRUE -DNCHOLMOD=TRUE"
-for subdir in SuiteSparse_config BTF AMD COLAMD KLU
-  do cd "${suitesparse_root}/${subdir}" && make local install
+for subdir in SuiteSparse_config BTF AMD COLAMD KLU; do
+  export CMAKE_OPTIONS="-DSUITESPARSE_USE_CUDA=OFF -DSUITESPARSE_USE_FORTRAN=OFF"
+
+  if [ $subdir = "SuiteSparse_config" ]; then
+    export CMAKE_OPTIONS="$CMAKE_OPTIONS -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON -DBLA_VENDOR=All"
+  elif [ $subdir = "KLU" ]; then
+    export CMAKE_OPTIONS="$CMAKE_OPTIONS -DKLU_USE_CHOLMOD=OFF"
+  fi
+
+  cd "${suitesparse_root}/${subdir}" && make local install
 done
diff --git a/scripts/buildSundials.sh b/scripts/buildSundials.sh
index c898a17d05..f3410ef31a 100755
--- a/scripts/buildSundials.sh
+++ b/scripts/buildSundials.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ${cmake} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${sundials_build_path}" \
   -DEXAMPLES_INSTALL=OFF \
   -DENABLE_KLU=ON \
   -DKLU_LIBRARY_DIR="${suitesparse_root}/lib" \
-  -DKLU_INCLUDE_DIR="${suitesparse_root}/include" \
+  -DKLU_INCLUDE_DIR="${suitesparse_root}/include/suitesparse" \
   ${SuperLUMT} \
   ..