diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5-vol-log/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5-vol-log/package.py
index d36910a195..d5e057942c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5-vol-log/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5-vol-log/package.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Hdf5VolLog(AutotoolsPackage):
     version("1.4.0", tag="logvol.1.4.0")
 
     depends_on("hdf5@1.14.0:", when="@1.4.0:")
+    depends_on("mpi")
     depends_on("autoconf", type="build")
     depends_on("automake", type="build")
     depends_on("libtool", type="build")
@@ -29,9 +30,8 @@ def setup_run_environment(self, env):
         env.prepend_path("HDF5_PLUGIN_PATH", self.spec.prefix.lib)
 
     def configure_args(self):
-        args = []
-
-        args.append("--enable-shared")
-        args.append("--enable-zlib")
-
-        return args
+        return [
+            "--enable-shared",
+            "--enable-zlib",
+            "--with-mpi={}".format(self.spec["mpi"].prefix),
+        ]