diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 15d61c44a95e..f4cebc23268d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1738,6 +1738,8 @@ with pkgs;
     stdenv = gccStdenv;
   };
 
+  arpack-mpi = arpack.override { useMpi = true; };
+
   inherit (callPackages ../data/fonts/arphic {})
     arphic-ukai arphic-uming;