diff --git a/cmake/cmake_cp2k.sh b/cmake/cmake_cp2k.sh
index f27e56294a..c02b25877e 100644
--- a/cmake/cmake_cp2k.sh
+++ b/cmake/cmake_cp2k.sh
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ elif [[ "${PROFILE}" == "ubuntu" ]] && [[ "${VERSION}" == "ssmp" ]]; then
     -DCP2K_USE_VORI=OFF \
     -DCP2K_USE_TREXIO=OFF \
     -DCP2K_USE_LIBXSMM=OFF \
+    -DCP2K_USE_LIBFCI=OFF \
     -Werror=dev \
     .. |& tee ./cmake.log
   CMAKE_EXIT_CODE=$?