diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/superlu-dist/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/superlu-dist/package.py
index d05a30f233e..b8561593c23 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/superlu-dist/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/superlu-dist/package.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class SuperluDist(CMakePackage, CudaPackage):
     depends_on('lapack')
     depends_on('parmetis')
     depends_on('metis@5:')
+    depends_on('cmake@3.18.1:', type='build', when='@7.1.0:')
 
     conflicts('+cuda', when='@:6.3')