diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/paraview/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/paraview/package.py
index ad321736d31..b9a9eee959d 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/paraview/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/paraview/package.py
@@ -274,7 +274,10 @@ def nvariant_bool(feature):
             '-DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE:STRING=LEGACY']
 
         if spec.satisfies('@5.10:'):
-            cmake_args.append('-DVTK_MODULE_USE_EXTERNAL_ParaView_vtkcatalyst:BOOL=OFF')
+            cmake_args.extend([
+                '-DVTK_MODULE_USE_EXTERNAL_ParaView_vtkcatalyst:BOOL=OFF',
+                '-DVTK_MODULE_USE_EXTERNAL_VTK_ioss:BOOL=OFF'
+            ])
 
         if spec.satisfies('@:5.7') and spec['cmake'].satisfies('@3.17:'):
             cmake_args.append('-DFPHSA_NAME_MISMATCHED:BOOL=ON')