diff --git a/.ci/mvapich/spack.yaml b/.ci/mvapich/spack.yaml
index 04f6b8212..91c91efa9 100644
--- a/.ci/mvapich/spack.yaml
+++ b/.ci/mvapich/spack.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # configuration settings.
 spack:
   # add package specs to the `specs` list
-  specs: [mvapich@3.0b%gcc@12.1.0]
+  specs: [mvapich2@2.3.7%gcc@12.1.0]
   view: true
   concretizer:
     unify: true