diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ginkgo/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ginkgo/package.py
index dd5dc4b557d..f8ab2b9ea17 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ginkgo/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ginkgo/package.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Ginkgo(CMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     depends_on("cuda@9:", when="+cuda @:1.4.0")
     depends_on("cuda@9.2:", when="+cuda @1.5.0:")
     depends_on("cuda@10.1:", when="+cuda @1.7.0:")
-    depends_on("mpi@3.1:", when="+mpi")
+    depends_on("mpi", when="+mpi")
 
     depends_on("rocthrust", when="+rocm")
     depends_on("hipsparse", when="+rocm")