diff --git a/recipes/heffte/meta.yaml b/recipes/heffte/meta.yaml
index 3273073b695fe..ab8565d07dc6c 100644
--- a/recipes/heffte/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/heffte/meta.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ test:
     - cmake
     - make  # [unix]
     - pkgconfig
+    - libgomp  # [linux]
 
 about:
   home: https://icl.utk.edu/publications/fft-ecp-fast-fourier-transform