diff --git a/exts/build_dbcsr/Makefile b/exts/build_dbcsr/Makefile
index dc601c1d82..73e654b532 100644
--- a/exts/build_dbcsr/Makefile
+++ b/exts/build_dbcsr/Makefile
@@ -93,8 +93,10 @@ else ifeq ($(GPUVER),Mi50)
 else ifeq ($(GPUVER),Mi100)
   ARCH_NUMBER = gfx908
 else ifneq ($(GPUVER),)
+ifneq (opencl,$(USE_ACCEL))
   $(error GPUVER not recognized)
 endif
+endif
 
 # If compiling with nvcc
 ifeq (cuda,$(USE_ACCEL))