diff --git a/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in
index 8f7ae71936..3279e5ba80 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ find_package(PNG)
 if(NOT TARGET OpenMC::libopenmc)
   include("${OpenMC_CMAKE_DIR}/OpenMCTargets.cmake")
 endif()
+
+if(@OPENMC_USE_MPI@)
+  find_package(MPI REQUIRED)
+endif()