diff --git a/cmake/utils/FindMACA.cmake b/cmake/utils/FindMACA.cmake
index 74b2d1e56fe0..5d5aef0bfcc1 100644
--- a/cmake/utils/FindMACA.cmake
+++ b/cmake/utils/FindMACA.cmake
@@ -31,12 +31,18 @@
 # - MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY
 
 macro(find_maca use_maca)
-  set(__use_maca ${use_maca})
-  if(IS_DIRECTORY ${__use_maca})
-    set(__maca_sdk ${__use_maca})
-    message(STATUS "Custom MACA SDK PATH=" ${__use_maca})
-  elseif(IS_DIRECTORY $ENV{MACA_PATH})
-    set(__maca_sdk $ENV{MACA_PATH})
+  set(MACA_FOUND FALSE)
+  set(MACA_INCLUDE_DIRS "")
+  set(MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY "")
+  set(MACA_HCA_LIBRARY "")
+  set(MACA_FLASHATTN_LIBRARY "")
+
+  set(__use_maca "${use_maca}")
+  if(IS_DIRECTORY "${__use_maca}")
+    set(__maca_sdk "${__use_maca}")
+    message(STATUS "Custom MACA SDK PATH=${__use_maca}")
+  elseif(DEFINED ENV{MACA_PATH} AND IS_DIRECTORY "$ENV{MACA_PATH}")
+    set(__maca_sdk "$ENV{MACA_PATH}")
   elseif(IS_DIRECTORY /opt/maca)
     set(__maca_sdk /opt/maca)
   else()
@@ -44,18 +50,29 @@ macro(find_maca use_maca)
   endif()
 
   if(__maca_sdk)
-    set(MACA_INCLUDE_DIRS ${__maca_sdk}/include)
-    find_library(MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY mcruntime ${__maca_sdk}/lib)
-    find_library(MACA_HCA_LIBRARY mxc-runtime64 ${__maca_sdk}/lib)
-    find_library(MACA_FLASHATTN_LIBRARY mcFlashAttn ${__maca_sdk}/lib)
+    set(MACA_INCLUDE_DIRS "${__maca_sdk}/include")
+    unset(MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY CACHE)
+    unset(MACA_HCA_LIBRARY CACHE)
+    unset(MACA_FLASHATTN_LIBRARY CACHE)
+    find_library(MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY mcruntime PATHS "${__maca_sdk}/lib" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+    find_library(MACA_HCA_LIBRARY mxc-runtime64 PATHS "${__maca_sdk}/lib" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+    find_library(MACA_FLASHATTN_LIBRARY mcFlashAttn PATHS "${__maca_sdk}/lib" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 
-    if(MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY)
+    if(IS_DIRECTORY "${MACA_INCLUDE_DIRS}" AND MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY)
       set(MACA_FOUND TRUE)
+    else()
+      message(STATUS "MACA SDK candidate did not pass validation: ${__maca_sdk}")
+      message(STATUS "Expected MACA include directory: ${MACA_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+      message(STATUS "Expected MACA runtime library mcruntime under: ${__maca_sdk}/lib")
+      set(MACA_INCLUDE_DIRS "")
+      set(MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY "")
+      set(MACA_HCA_LIBRARY "")
+      set(MACA_FLASHATTN_LIBRARY "")
     endif()
   endif(__maca_sdk)
   if(MACA_FOUND)
-    message(STATUS "Found MACA_INCLUDE_DIRS=" ${MACA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    message(STATUS "Found MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY=" ${MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY})
-    message(STATUS "Found MACA_FLASHATTN_LIBRARY=" ${MACA_FLASHATTN_LIBRARY})
+    message(STATUS "Found MACA_INCLUDE_DIRS=${MACA_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+    message(STATUS "Found MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY=${MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY}")
+    message(STATUS "Found MACA_FLASHATTN_LIBRARY=${MACA_FLASHATTN_LIBRARY}")
   endif(MACA_FOUND)
 endmacro(find_maca)
diff --git a/tests/scripts/cmake/test_find_maca_no_stale_state.cmake b/tests/scripts/cmake/test_find_maca_no_stale_state.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1027d926a4a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/cmake/test_find_maca_no_stale_state.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+if(NOT TVM_SOURCE_DIR)
+  get_filename_component(TVM_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../.." ABSOLUTE)
+endif()
+
+include("${TVM_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/utils/FindMACA.cmake")
+
+set(MACA_FOUND TRUE)
+set(MACA_INCLUDE_DIRS "/stale/include")
+set(MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY "/stale/libmcruntime.so")
+
+find_maca("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/does-not-exist")
+
+if(MACA_FOUND)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "find_maca must clear stale MACA_FOUND when no SDK is found")
+endif()
+
+if(MACA_INCLUDE_DIRS OR MACA_MACAMCC_LIBRARY)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "find_maca must clear stale MACA include and library values")
+endif()