diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glm/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glm/package.py
index d00c301b4c..ecae89f1e8 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glm/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glm/package.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ class Glm(Package):
     url = "https://github.com/g-truc/glm/archive/0.9.7.1.tar.gz"
 
     version('0.9.7.1', '61af6639cdf652d1cdd7117190afced8')
+    
+    depends_on ("cmake")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         with working_dir('spack-build', create=True):