diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/garfieldpp/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/garfieldpp/package.py
index ec4e1450c6b..40671403cc7 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/garfieldpp/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/garfieldpp/package.py
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ def setup_run_environment(self, env):
         env.prepend_path("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", self.spec["root"].prefix.lib.root)
         env.prepend_path("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", self.spec["gsl"].prefix.lib.root)
 
-    def setup_dependent_build_environment(self, env):
+    def setup_dependent_build_environment(self, env, dependent_spec):
         env.set("GARFIELD_INSTALL", self.prefix)
         env.set("HEED_DATABASE", self.prefix.share.Heed.database)