diff --git a/netCDFConfig.cmake.in b/netCDFConfig.cmake.in
index 9d68eec5a..3146bb7d7 100644
--- a/netCDFConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/netCDFConfig.cmake.in
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@ set(netCDF_HAS_DAP4 @HAS_DAP4@)
 set(netCDF_HAS_DISKLESS @HAS_DISKLESS@)
 set(netCDF_HAS_MMAP @HAS_MMAP@)
 set(netCDF_HAS_JNA @HAS_JNA@)
+
+if (@HAS_PARALLEL@)
+  include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
+  find_dependency(MPI @MPI_C_VERSION@ EXACT)
+endif()