diff --git a/tools/ci/gha-install-libmesh.sh b/tools/ci/gha-install-libmesh.sh
index 684286180b..bd94de0584 100755
--- a/tools/ci/gha-install-libmesh.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/gha-install-libmesh.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ if [[ $MPI == 'y' ]]; then
 ../libmesh/configure --prefix=$HOME/LIBMESH CXX=mpicxx.mpich CC=mpicc.mpich FC=mpifort.mpich F77=mpif77.mpich \
 --enable-exodus --disable-netcdf-4 --disable-eigen --disable-lapack
 else
-../libmesh/configure --prefix=$HOME/LIBMESH CXX=mpicxx.mpich CC=mpicc.mpich FC=mpifort.mpich F77=mpif77.mpich \
---enable-exodus --disable-netcdf-4 --disable-eigen --disable-lapack
+../libmesh/configure --prefix=$HOME/LIBMESH --enable-exodus --disable-netcdf-4 --disable-eigen --disable-lapack --disable-mpi
 fi
 make -j4 install
 export LIBMESH_PC=$HOME/LIBMESH/lib/pkgconfig/