diff --git a/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/CudaUtils.hpp b/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/CudaUtils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f7cb8b40492d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/CudaUtils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cuda.h>
+
+namespace pi {
+
+// utility function to clear the CUDA context stack
+inline void clearCudaContext() {
+  CUcontext ctxt = nullptr;
+  do {
+    cuCtxSetCurrent(nullptr);
+    cuCtxGetCurrent(&ctxt);
+  } while (ctxt != nullptr);
+}
+
+} // namespace pi
diff --git a/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/test_commands.cpp b/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/test_commands.cpp
index d3d9ad4baf31e..9de39910aa199 100644
--- a/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/test_commands.cpp
+++ b/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/test_commands.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <cuda.h>
 
+#include "CudaUtils.hpp"
 #include "TestGetPlugin.hpp"
 #include <CL/sycl.hpp>
 #include <CL/sycl/detail/pi.hpp>
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ struct CudaCommandsTest : public ::testing::Test {
       GTEST_SKIP();
     }
 
-    cuCtxSetCurrent(nullptr);
+    pi::clearCudaContext();
     pi_uint32 numPlatforms = 0;
     ASSERT_EQ(plugin->getBackend(), backend::cuda);
 
diff --git a/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/test_contexts.cpp b/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/test_contexts.cpp
index 4007341f94839..405ea3c136d41 100644
--- a/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/test_contexts.cpp
+++ b/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/test_contexts.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <cuda.h>
 
+#include "CudaUtils.hpp"
 #include "TestGetPlugin.hpp"
 #include <CL/sycl.hpp>
 #include <CL/sycl/detail/pi.hpp>
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ struct CudaContextsTest : public ::testing::Test {
 
 TEST_F(CudaContextsTest, ContextLifetime) {
   // start with no active context
-  cuCtxSetCurrent(nullptr);
+  pi::clearCudaContext();
 
   // create a context
   pi_context context;
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ TEST_F(CudaContextsTest, ContextLifetimeExisting) {
 // still able to work correctly in that thread.
 TEST_F(CudaContextsTest, ContextThread) {
   // start with no active context
-  cuCtxSetCurrent(nullptr);
+  pi::clearCudaContext();
 
   // create two PI contexts
   pi_context context1;
diff --git a/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/test_mem_obj.cpp b/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/test_mem_obj.cpp
index b3d85682279fc..352420b57c044 100644
--- a/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/test_mem_obj.cpp
+++ b/sycl/unittests/pi/cuda/test_mem_obj.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <cuda.h>
 
+#include "CudaUtils.hpp"
 #include "TestGetPlugin.hpp"
 #include <CL/sycl.hpp>
 #include <CL/sycl/detail/cuda_definitions.hpp>
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ struct CudaTestMemObj : public ::testing::Test {
       GTEST_SKIP();
     }
 
-    cuCtxSetCurrent(nullptr);
+    pi::clearCudaContext();
     pi_uint32 numPlatforms = 0;
     ASSERT_EQ(plugin->getBackend(), backend::cuda);