diff --git a/cmake/strumpack-config.cmake.in b/cmake/strumpack-config.cmake.in
index b1139d19..532d8821 100644
--- a/cmake/strumpack-config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/strumpack-config.cmake.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if(@STRUMPACK_USE_MPI@) # STRUMPACK_USE_MPI
   enable_language(Fortran)
   find_dependency(MPI)
 
-  find_dependency(SCALAPACK)
+  # find_dependency(SCALAPACK)
 endif()
 
 # don't really need to find these because they have no targets