diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lammps/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lammps/package.py
index 5648ea4f5f4..16929957c98 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lammps/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lammps/package.py
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class Lammps(CMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage, PythonExtension):
 
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")
 
-    # scafacos, ml-quip, qmmm require C, but not available in Spack
+    # ml-quip, qmmm require C, but not available in Spack
     for c_pkg in (
         "adios",
         "atc",
@@ -407,15 +407,15 @@ class Lammps(CMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage, PythonExtension):
         "electrode",
         "h5md",
         "kim",
-        "mdi",
         "ml-pod",
         "rheo",
+        "scafacos",
         "tools",
     ):
         depends_on("c", type="build", when=f"+{c_pkg}")
 
-    # scafacos, ml-quip require Fortran, but not available in Spack
-    for fc_pkg in ("kim",):
+    # ml-quip require Fortran, but not available in Spack
+    for fc_pkg in ("kim", "scafacos"):
         depends_on("fortran", type="build", when=f"+{fc_pkg}")
 
     stable_versions = {
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ def url_for_version(self, version):
         "rheo": {"when": "@20240829:"},
         "replica": {},
         "rigid": {"default": True},
+        "scafacos": {"when": "@20210702:"},
         "shock": {},
         "smtbq": {"when": "@20210702:"},
         "snap": {"when": "@:20210527"},
@@ -596,9 +597,7 @@ def url_for_version(self, version):
         "vtk": {"when": "@20210702:"},
         "yaff": {"when": "@20210702:"},
         # "ml-quip": {"when": "@20210702:"}, no quip package
-        # "scafacos": {"when": "@20210702:"}, no scafacos package
         # "user-quip": {"when": "@20190201:20210527"}, no quip package
-        # "user-scafacos": {"when": "@20180905:20210527"}, no scafacos package
     }
 
     for pkg_name, pkg_options in supported_packages.items():
@@ -741,6 +740,8 @@ def url_for_version(self, version):
         with when(_n2p2_cond):
             depends_on("n2p2@2.1.4:")
             depends_on("n2p2+shared", when="+lib")
+    depends_on("scafacos", when="+scafacos")
+    depends_on("scafacos cflags=-fPIC cxxflags=-fPIC fflags=-fPIC", when="+scafacos+lib")
     depends_on("vtk", when="+user-vtk")
     depends_on("vtk", when="+vtk")
     depends_on("hipcub", when="~kokkos +rocm")