diff --git a/contrib/docker/docker_tacc/Dockerfile b/contrib/docker/docker_tacc/Dockerfile
index cbed01cd4bb..176427fbed8 100644
--- a/contrib/docker/docker_tacc/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/docker/docker_tacc/Dockerfile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ RUN cd /opt && \
     cd candi && \
     echo "NATIVE_OPTIMIZATIONS=ON" >> local.cfg && \
     echo "DEAL_II_VERSION=v9.6.0" >> local.cfg && \
+    echo "USE_DEAL_II_CMAKE_MPI_COMPILER=ON" >> local.cfg && \
     echo "BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF" >> local.cfg && \
     echo "USE_64_BIT_INDICES=ON" >> local.cfg && \
     echo "DEAL_CONFOPTS='-DDEAL_II_WITH_COMPLEX_VALUES=OFF -DDEAL_II_WITH_LAPACK=ON'" >> local.cfg && \