diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/configure_fedora39_makefiles.cmake b/.gitlab/ci/configure_fedora39_makefiles.cmake
index a3881cf817..953b2a8dfe 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/configure_fedora39_makefiles.cmake
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/configure_fedora39_makefiles.cmake
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ set(CMake_TEST_FindLibXslt "ON" CACHE BOOL "")
 set(CMake_TEST_FindMPI_C "ON" CACHE BOOL "")
 set(CMake_TEST_FindMPI_CXX "ON" CACHE BOOL "")
 set(CMake_TEST_FindMPI_Fortran "ON" CACHE BOOL "")
-set(CMake_TEST_FindMPI_ENVMOD "PATH=path_list_prepend:/usr/lib64/mpich/bin;LD_LIBRARY_PATH=path_list_prepend:/usr/lib64/mpich/lib" CACHE STRING "")
+set(CMake_TEST_FindMPI_ENVMOD "PATH=path_list_prepend:/usr/lib64/mpich/bin;LD_LIBRARY_PATH=path_list_prepend:/usr/lib64/mpich/lib;FI_PROVIDER=set:tcp" CACHE STRING "")
 set(CMake_TEST_FindMPI "ON" CACHE BOOL "")
 set(CMake_TEST_FindODBC "ON" CACHE BOOL "")
 set(CMake_TEST_FindOpenACC "ON" CACHE BOOL "")