diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lbann/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lbann/package.py
index 192f7fe975f..c8c3bec7b90 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lbann/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lbann/package.py
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ class Lbann(CMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     depends_on("onnx", when="+onnx")
     depends_on("nvshmem", when="+nvshmem")
 
+    depends_on("spdlog", when="@:0.90,0.102:")
     depends_on("zstr")
 
     generator = "Ninja"