diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libsmeagol/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libsmeagol/package.py
index 09fc1ffc258..41f0db9637e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libsmeagol/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libsmeagol/package.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class Libsmeagol(MakefilePackage):
     version("main", branch="main")
     version("1.2", commit="fefed1bb4fceca584c3014debb169e8ed4ce1289")
 
+    depends_on("fortran", type="build")
     depends_on("mpi")
     depends_on("blas")