diff --git a/sources/Common/DYNMultiProcessingContext.h b/sources/Common/DYNMultiProcessingContext.h
index 190d6fb..f9bf158 100644
--- a/sources/Common/DYNMultiProcessingContext.h
+++ b/sources/Common/DYNMultiProcessingContext.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class Context {
   }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef _MPI_
   /**
    * @brief Broadcast data from root rank to all process
    *
@@ -122,10 +123,21 @@ class Context {
    */
   template<class T>
   void broadcast(T& data) const {
-#ifdef _MPI_
     broadcastImpl(Tag<T>(), data);
-#endif
   }
+#else
+  /**
+   * @brief No-op broadcast function for builds without MPI
+   * 
+   * When MPI is not enabled, this function does nothing. It is provided to maintain interface compatibility.
+   *
+   * @tparam T the data type to broadcast
+   */
+  template<class T>
+  void broadcast(T&) const {
+    // do nothing
+  }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef _MPI_
   /**