diff --git a/etc/spack/defaults/darwin/packages.yaml b/etc/spack/defaults/darwin/packages.yaml
index 24a08809db3..cc797c848d9 100644
--- a/etc/spack/defaults/darwin/packages.yaml
+++ b/etc/spack/defaults/darwin/packages.yaml
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@
 packages:
   all:
     compiler: [clang, gcc, intel]
+    providers:
+      elf: [libelf]