diff --git a/src/Learning/MODL/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Learning/MODL/CMakeLists.txt
index 7cb733f32..ddd9b6654 100644
--- a/src/Learning/MODL/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Learning/MODL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ add_library(MODL_SO SHARED ${cppfiles})
 target_link_libraries(MODL_SO PUBLIC DTForest KMDRRuleLibrary KWLearningProblem)
 
 if(MPI)
-  target_link_libraries(MODL PUBLIC PLMPI)
+  target_link_libraries(MODL${MPI_SUFFIX} PUBLIC PLMPI)
   target_link_libraries(MODL_SO PUBLIC PLMPI)
 endif()