diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mpich/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mpich/package.py
index f0dc8b0a911..a09b779e0ba 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mpich/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mpich/package.py
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ class Mpich(AutotoolsPackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     # The ch3 ofi netmod results in crashes with libfabric 1.7
     # See https://github.com/pmodels/mpich/issues/3665
     depends_on("libfabric@:1.6", when="device=ch3 netmod=ofi")
+    depends_on("libfabric@1.5:", when="@3.4: device=ch4 netmod=ofi")
 
     depends_on("ucx", when="netmod=ucx")
     depends_on("mxm", when="netmod=mxm")