diff --git a/libsrc/core/ng_mpi.cpp b/libsrc/core/ng_mpi.cpp
index 6ede6c7a..2ba4d0e2 100644
--- a/libsrc/core/ng_mpi.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/core/ng_mpi.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define OMPI_SKIP_MPICXX
+
 #include "ng_mpi.hpp"
 
 #include <mpi.h>