diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake
index cd359068e7..1a59a9975c 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ if(PKG_GPU)
 
     get_property(GPU_SOURCES GLOBAL PROPERTY GPU_SOURCES)
 
+    target_link_libraries(gpu PRIVATE MPI::MPI_CXX)
     target_sources(lammps PRIVATE ${GPU_SOURCES})
     target_include_directories(lammps PRIVATE ${GPU_SOURCES_DIR})
 endif()