diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/su/superlu_dist/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/su/superlu_dist/package.nix
index 2cb3af3d2532..c300133a5157 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/su/superlu_dist/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/su/superlu_dist/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   isILP64 ? false,
 
   # passthru.tests
+  mpich,
   superlu_dist,
 }:
 
@@ -36,6 +37,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-i/Gg+9oMNNRlviwXUSRkWNaLRZLPWZRtA1fGYqh2X0k=";
   };
 
+  # --oversubscribe unrecognized by mpich
+  # see https://github.com/xiaoyeli/superlu_dist/issues/208
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace TEST/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "-oversubscribe" ""
+  '';
+
   patches = [
     ./mc64ad_dist-stub.patch
   ];
@@ -89,6 +97,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     inherit isILP64;
     tests = {
       ilp64 = superlu_dist.override { isILP64 = true; };
+    }
+    // lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux {
+      mpich = superlu_dist.override {
+        mpi = mpich;
+      };
     };
   };