diff --git a/tools/ci/gha-install-libmesh.sh b/tools/ci/gha-install-libmesh.sh
index c9f3de2866..751c42fb06 100755
--- a/tools/ci/gha-install-libmesh.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/gha-install-libmesh.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mkdir LIBMESH && cd LIBMESH
 git clone https://github.com/libmesh/libmesh -b v1.6.0 --recurse-submodules
 mkdir build && cd build
 export METHODS="opt"
-../libmesh/configure --prefix=$HOME/LIBMESH --enable-exodus --disable-netcdf-4 --disable-eigen --disable-lapack
+../libmesh/configure --prefix=$HOME/LIBMESH CXX=mpicxx.mpich CC=mpicc.mpich FC=mpifort.mpich F77=mpif77.mpich --enable-exodus --disable-netcdf-4 --disable-eigen --disable-lapack
 make -j4 install
 export LIBMESH_PC=$HOME/LIBMESH/lib/pkgconfig/
 rm -rf $HOME/LIBMESH/build