diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/openmpi/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/openmpi/package.nix
index f8d2c824145429..835f2ed02e9272 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/op/openmpi/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/op/openmpi/package.nix
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       zlib
       libevent
       hwloc
-      prrte
     ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [
       libnl
@@ -96,6 +95,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       ucc
     ]
     ++ lib.optionals cudaSupport [ cudaPackages.cuda_cudart ]
+    ++ lib.optionals enablePRRTE [ prrte ]
     ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux || stdenv.hostPlatform.isFreeBSD) [ rdma-core ]
     # needed for internal pmix
     ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux) [ python3 ]