diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fast-global-file-status/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fast-global-file-status/package.py
index 1f48dc43190..3400261a130 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fast-global-file-status/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fast-global-file-status/package.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class FastGlobalFileStatus(AutotoolsPackage):
     depends_on('mount-point-attributes')
     depends_on('mpi')
     depends_on('openssl')
+    depends_on('elf')
 
     def configure_args(self):
         spec = self.spec