3 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/boost/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/boost/generic.nix
index 5a2b437d41d..abff1268bfa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/boost/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/boost/generic.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 , enableNumpy ? false
 , taggedLayout ? ((enableRelease && enableDebug) || (enableSingleThreaded && enableMultiThreaded) || (enableShared && enableStatic))
 , patches ? []
-, mpi ? null
+, useMpi ? false
+, mpi
 , extraB2Args ? []
 
 # Attributes inherit from specific versions
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ let
     ++ optional (variant == "release") "debug-symbols=off"
     ++ optional (toolset != null) "toolset=${toolset}"
     ++ optional (!enablePython) "--without-python"
-    ++ optional (mpi != null || stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) "--user-config=user-config.jam"
+    ++ optional (useMpi || stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) "--user-config=user-config.jam"
     ++ optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "msvcrt") [
     "threadapi=win32"
   ] ++ extraB2Args
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
         substituteInPlace tools/build/src/tools/clang-darwin.jam \
           --replace '@rpath/$(<[1]:D=)' "$out/lib/\$(<[1]:D=)";
     fi;
-  '' + optionalString (mpi != null) ''
+  '' + optionalString useMpi ''
     cat << EOF >> user-config.jam
     using mpi : ${mpi}/bin/mpiCC ;
     EOF
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/globalarrays/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/globalarrays/default.nix
index 049e262bb17..1f70946cbce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/globalarrays/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/globalarrays/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchpatch, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook
-, blas, gfortran, openssh, openmpi
+, blas, gfortran, openssh, mpi
 } :
 
 let
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
-  buildInputs = [ openmpi blas gfortran openssh ];
+  buildInputs = [ mpi blas gfortran openssh ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     configureFlagsArray+=( "--enable-i8" \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/precice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/precice/default.nix
index e9e67737d32..10a80ebb91e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/precice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/precice/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, gcc, boost, eigen, libxml2, openmpi, python3, petsc }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, gcc, boost, eigen, libxml2, mpi, python3, petsc }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "precice";
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin [ "-D_GNU_SOURCE" ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake gcc ];
-  buildInputs = [ boost eigen libxml2 openmpi python3 python3.pkgs.numpy ];
+  buildInputs = [ boost eigen libxml2 mpi python3 python3.pkgs.numpy ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "preCICE stands for Precise Code Interaction Coupling Environment";