diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0c55b3d1..4c33e623 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ def get_install_locations():
     package_dir={'mpart': 'bindings/python/package'},
     package_data={'mpart':['**/*pympart*']},
     include_package_data=True,
-    cmake_args=['-DKokkos_ENABLE_THREADS:BOOL=ON', f'-DSKBUILD_LIB_RPATH={lib_folder}', f'-DSKBUILD_SITE_PATH={site_folder}', '-DPYTHON_INSTALL_SUFFIX=bindings/python/package/', '-DMPART_JULIA:BOOL=OFF', '-DMPART_MATLAB:BOOL=OFF', '-DMPART_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF', '-DMPART_PYTHON:BOOL=ON', '-DPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX=']
+    cmake_args=['-DKokkos_ENABLE_THREADS:BOOL=ON', '-DKokkos_ENABLE_THREADS=ON', f'-DSKBUILD_LIB_RPATH={lib_folder}', f'-DSKBUILD_SITE_PATH={site_folder}', '-DPYTHON_INSTALL_SUFFIX=bindings/python/package/', '-DMPART_JULIA:BOOL=OFF', '-DMPART_MATLAB:BOOL=OFF', '-DMPART_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF', '-DMPART_PYTHON:BOOL=ON', '-DPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX=']
 )
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