diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py
index ebcd27c28a8..3a245e2df3d 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ def cmake_args(self):
             # They can likely change when necessary in the future
             options.extend([
                 '-DTrilinos_ENABLE_STKMesh:BOOL=ON',
+                '-DTrilinos_ENABLE_STKNGP:BOOL=ON',
                 '-DTrilinos_ENABLE_STKSimd:BOOL=ON',
                 '-DTrilinos_ENABLE_STKIO:BOOL=ON',
                 '-DTrilinos_ENABLE_STKTransfer:BOOL=ON',