diff --git a/unittest/fortran/CMakeLists.txt b/unittest/fortran/CMakeLists.txt
index 047dcf3207..fa3049b003 100644
--- a/unittest/fortran/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unittest/fortran/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER)
   get_filename_component(LAMMPS_FORTRAN_MODULE ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/../fortran/lammps.f90 ABSOLUTE)
   if(BUILD_MPI)
     find_package(MPI REQUIRED)
-    if((NOT MPI_Fortran) OR (NOT MPI_Fortran_HAVE_F77_HEADER) OR (NOT MPI_Fortran_HAVE_F90_MODULE))
+    if((NOT MPI_Fortran_FOUND) OR (NOT MPI_Fortran_HAVE_F77_HEADER))
       message(STATUS "Skipping Tests for the LAMMPS Fortran Module: no MPI support for Fortran")
       return()
     endif()