diff --git a/cpp/src/io/utilities/config_utils.cpp b/cpp/src/io/utilities/config_utils.cpp
index cea0ebad8f5..726feca328b 100644
--- a/cpp/src/io/utilities/config_utils.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/io/utilities/config_utils.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ void set_up_kvikio()
 {
   static std::once_flag flag{};
   std::call_once(flag, [] {
-    auto const compat_mode =
-      kvikio::detail::getenv_or("KVIKIO_COMPAT_MODE", kvikio::CompatMode::ON);
+    auto const compat_mode = kvikio::getenv_or("KVIKIO_COMPAT_MODE", kvikio::CompatMode::ON);
     kvikio::defaults::compat_mode_reset(compat_mode);
 
     auto const nthreads = getenv_or<unsigned int>("KVIKIO_NTHREADS", 4u);