diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py
index 17f02aca779..6f1431cc0f6 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ def setup_build_environment(self, env):
         if '+cuda' in spec and '+wrapper' in spec:
             if '+mpi' in spec:
                 env.set('OMPI_CXX', spec["kokkos-nvcc-wrapper"].kokkos_cxx)
+                env.set('MPICH_CXX', spec["kokkos-nvcc-wrapper"].kokkos_cxx)
+                env.set('MPICXX_CXX', spec["kokkos-nvcc-wrapper"].kokkos_cxx)
             else:
                 env.set('CXX', spec["kokkos-nvcc-wrapper"].kokkos_cxx)