diff --git a/source/lmp/plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/source/lmp/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 8dcbe6dd59..b87464a03d 100644
--- a/source/lmp/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/lmp/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -122,7 +122,44 @@ if(DEFINED LAMMPS_SOURCE_ROOT OR DEFINED LAMMPS_VERSION)
     find_package(Kokkos CONFIG REQUIRED)
     target_compile_definitions(${libname} PRIVATE LMP_KOKKOS)
     target_include_directories(${libname} PRIVATE ${LAMMPS_HEADER_DIR}/KOKKOS)
-    target_link_libraries(${libname} PUBLIC Kokkos::kokkos)
+
+    # A runtime LAMMPS plugin must use the Kokkos runtime already linked into
+    # liblammps. Linking the static Kokkos libraries here creates a second CUDA
+    # runtime instance and corrupts its shutdown state when the plugin is
+    # unloaded. Import only the compile/link flags needed for Kokkos device
+    # code; unresolved Kokkos symbols are resolved by liblammps at load time.
+    # Kokkos::kokkos is an umbrella target whose usage requirements may live
+    # only on its component targets, notably in LAMMPS build-tree packages. Copy
+    # those non-link properties without importing the static runtimes.
+    set(_kokkos_interface_targets
+        Kokkos::kokkos Kokkos::kokkoscore Kokkos::kokkoscontainers
+        Kokkos::kokkosalgorithms Kokkos::kokkossimd)
+    foreach(_kokkos_target IN LISTS _kokkos_interface_targets)
+      if(TARGET ${_kokkos_target})
+        foreach(_kokkos_property IN
+                ITEMS INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS COMPILE_OPTIONS
+                      LINK_OPTIONS COMPILE_FEATURES)
+          get_target_property(_kokkos_value ${_kokkos_target}
+                              INTERFACE_${_kokkos_property})
+          if(_kokkos_value)
+            list(APPEND _kokkos_${_kokkos_property} ${_kokkos_value})
+          endif()
+        endforeach()
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+    target_include_directories(${libname} SYSTEM
+                               PRIVATE ${_kokkos_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES})
+    target_compile_definitions(${libname}
+                               PRIVATE ${_kokkos_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
+    target_compile_options(${libname} PRIVATE ${_kokkos_COMPILE_OPTIONS})
+    target_link_options(${libname} PRIVATE ${_kokkos_LINK_OPTIONS})
+    target_compile_features(${libname} PRIVATE ${_kokkos_COMPILE_FEATURES})
+    if(TARGET Kokkos::CUDA)
+      target_link_libraries(${libname} PRIVATE Kokkos::CUDA)
+    endif()
+    if(TARGET Kokkos::LIBDL)
+      target_link_libraries(${libname} PRIVATE Kokkos::LIBDL)
+    endif()
   endif()
 
   # link: libdeepmd