diff --git a/src/nvector/manyvector/CMakeLists.txt b/src/nvector/manyvector/CMakeLists.txt
index 60c4e81e0c..7e4a3df739 100644
--- a/src/nvector/manyvector/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/nvector/manyvector/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if(BUILD_NVECTOR_MPIMANYVECTOR)
     INCLUDE_SUBDIR
       nvector
     LINK_LIBRARIES 
-      PUBLIC MPI::MPI_C
+      $<IF:$<BOOL:${ENABLE_MPI}>, PUBLIC MPI::MPI_C, >
     OBJECT_LIBRARIES
       sundials_generic_obj
     COMPILE_DEFINITIONS
diff --git a/src/nvector/mpiplusx/CMakeLists.txt b/src/nvector/mpiplusx/CMakeLists.txt
index cf8c47a923..8b39a9be2f 100644
--- a/src/nvector/mpiplusx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/nvector/mpiplusx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sundials_add_library(sundials_nvecmpiplusx
   INCLUDE_SUBDIR
     nvector
   LINK_LIBRARIES 
-    PUBLIC MPI::MPI_C
+    $<IF:$<BOOL:${ENABLE_MPI}>, PUBLIC MPI::MPI_C, >
   OBJECT_LIBRARIES
     sundials_generic_obj
     sundials_nvecmpimanyvector_obj
diff --git a/src/nvector/parallel/CMakeLists.txt b/src/nvector/parallel/CMakeLists.txt
index d13a32ae18..6940b7c48c 100644
--- a/src/nvector/parallel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/nvector/parallel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sundials_add_library(sundials_nvecparallel
   INCLUDE_SUBDIR
     nvector
   LINK_LIBRARIES 
-    PUBLIC MPI::MPI_C
+    $<IF:$<BOOL:${ENABLE_MPI}>, PUBLIC MPI::MPI_C, >
   OBJECT_LIBRARIES
     sundials_generic_obj
   OUTPUT_NAME