diff --git a/make_cp2k.sh b/make_cp2k.sh
index b7bedb6e31..8e2171cc34 100755
--- a/make_cp2k.sh
+++ b/make_cp2k.sh
@@ -1031,8 +1031,8 @@ if [[ ! -d "${SPACK_BUILD_PATH}" ]]; then
     sed -E -e "s/gcc@10:/gcc@${GCC_VERSION}/" -i "${CP2K_CONFIG_FILE}"
   fi
 
-  # Disable PEXSI because of an issue with SuperLU using recent GCC versions
-  if ((CUDA_SM_CODE > 0)) || ([[ "${GCC_VERSION}" == "auto" ]] && ((GCC_VERSION_NEWEST > 14))); then
+  # Disable PEXSI because of an issue with SuperLU using GCC version 15
+  if ((CUDA_SM_CODE > 0)) || ((GCC_VERSION_NEWEST > 14)); then
     sed -E -e '/\s*-\s+"pexsi@/ s/^ /#/' -i "${CP2K_CONFIG_FILE}"
     echo "INFO: PEXSI has been disabled because CUDA or GCC 15 is used"
   fi