diff --git a/openPMDConfig.cmake.in b/openPMDConfig.cmake.in
index 3f6902e503..4cf4ff1732 100644
--- a/openPMDConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/openPMDConfig.cmake.in
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ set(openPMD_HDF5_FOUND ${openPMD_HAVE_HDF5})
 
 set(openPMD_HAVE_ADIOS2 @openPMD_HAVE_ADIOS2@)
 if(openPMD_HAVE_ADIOS2)
-    find_dependency(ADIOS2)
+    set(openPMD_REQUIRED_ADIOS2_COMPONENTS CXX)
+    if(openPMD_HAVE_MPI)
+        LIST(APPEND openPMD_REQUIRED_ADIOS2_COMPONENTS MPI)
+    endif()
+    find_dependency(ADIOS2 COMPONENTS ${openPMD_REQUIRED_ADIOS2_COMPONENTS})
+    unset(openPMD_REQUIRED_ADIOS2_COMPONENTS)
 endif()
 set(openPMD_ADIOS2_FOUND ${openPMD_HAVE_ADIOS2})