diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mapl/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mapl/package.py
index 497f7f73af397e..1c0cb9ff7b48ff 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mapl/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mapl/package.py
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ def cmake_args(self):
 
         if self.spec.satisfies("^mpich"):
             args.append(self.define("MPI_STACK", "mpich"))
+        elif self.spec.satisfies("^mvapich2"):
+            args.append(self.define("MPI_STACK", "mvapich"))
         elif self.spec.satisfies("^openmpi"):
             args.append(self.define("MPI_STACK", "openmpi"))
         elif self.spec.satisfies("^intel-oneapi-mpi"):