diff --git a/cmake/compileFOAM.cmake b/cmake/compileFOAM.cmake
index 609033fc8..7be3cb456 100644
--- a/cmake/compileFOAM.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compileFOAM.cmake
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ find_package(FLEX REQUIRED)
 
 find_package(Git REQUIRED)
 
+find_package(OpenMP)
+
 # Path to ParaViewConfig.cmake
 set(ParaView_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ThirdParty/packages/ParaView-4.4.0/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/lib/cmake/paraview-4.4)
 find_package(ParaView REQUIRED)
diff --git a/src/mesh/cfMesh/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mesh/cfMesh/CMakeLists.txt
index 897797a62..99572189a 100644
--- a/src/mesh/cfMesh/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mesh/cfMesh/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -422,5 +422,10 @@ list(APPEND SOURCES
 )
 
 add_foam_library(cfMesh SHARED ${SOURCES})
-
 target_link_libraries(cfMesh PUBLIC meshTools edgeMesh)
+
+if(OPENMP_FOUND)
+  target_compile_definitions(cfMesh PUBLIC USE_OMP)
+  target_compile_options(cfMesh PUBLIC ${OpenMP_CXX_FLAGS})
+  target_link_libraries(cfMesh PUBLIC ${OpenMP_CXX_FLAGS})
+endif()