diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openfast/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openfast/package.py
index 3d768d3c6fd..2fd43446505 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openfast/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openfast/package.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class Openfast(CMakePackage):
     variant("openmp", default=False, description="Enable OpenMP support")
     variant("netcdf", default=False, description="Enable NetCDF support")
     variant("rosco", default=False, description="Build ROSCO controller")
+    variant("fastfarm", default=False, description="Enable FAST.Farm capabilities")
 
     depends_on("blas")
     depends_on("lapack")
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ def cmake_args(self):
                 self.define_from_variant("BUILD_OPENFAST_CPP_API", "cxx"),
                 self.define_from_variant("BUILD_OPENFAST_CPP_DRIVER", "cxx"),
                 self.define_from_variant("CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE", "pic"),
+                self.define_from_variant("BUILD_FASTFARM", "fastfarm"),
             ]
         )