diff --git a/recipes/mdi/meta.yaml b/recipes/mdi/meta.yaml
index f525dccdc8ef5..3f4ecae02c9de 100644
--- a/recipes/mdi/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/mdi/meta.yaml
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ requirements:
     - make
     - ninja
     - python {{ python }}
-    - mpi
+    - mpich
   host:
     - python {{ python }}
-    - mpi
+    - mpich
   run:
     - python {{ python }}
-    - mpi
+    - mpich
 
 test:
   commands: