diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/strumpack/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/strumpack/package.py
index 795fa1756babbf..348a74947e05b5 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/strumpack/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/strumpack/package.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Strumpack(CMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     depends_on("mpi", when="+mpi")
     depends_on("blas")
     depends_on("lapack")
-    depends_on("openblas threads=openmp", when="^openblas")
+    depends_on("openblas threads=openmp", when="^[virtuals=blas] openblas")
     depends_on("scalapack", when="+mpi")
     depends_on("metis")
     depends_on("parmetis", when="+parmetis")