diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ip2/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ip2/package.py
index 92640926706..f031c071f79 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ip2/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ip2/package.py
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@ class Ip2(CMakePackage):
 
     maintainers("t-brown", "AlexanderRichert-NOAA", "Hang-Lei-NOAA", "edwardhartnett")
 
-    version("1.1.2", sha256="73c6beec8fd463ec7ccba3633d8c5d53d385c43d507367efde918c2db0af42ab")
+    version(
+        "1.1.2",
+        sha256="73c6beec8fd463ec7ccba3633d8c5d53d385c43d507367efde918c2db0af42ab",
+        deprecated=True,
+    )
 
     depends_on("sp")
+    requires("^sp precision=4,8,d", when="^sp@2.4:")
 
     def setup_run_environment(self, env):
         for suffix in ("4", "8", "d"):