diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/paraview/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/paraview/package.py
index 8d04d459fdf..31da3958f76 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/paraview/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/paraview/package.py
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ def nvariant_bool(feature):
             '-DVTK_USE_SYSTEM_EXPAT:BOOL=ON',
             '-DVTK_USE_SYSTEM_TIFF:BOOL=ON',
             '-DVTK_USE_SYSTEM_ZLIB:BOOL=ON',
+            '-DVTK_USE_SYSTEM_PNG:BOOL=ON',
             '-DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE:STRING=LEGACY'
         ]