diff --git a/utils/scripts/install-el9.sh b/utils/scripts/install-el9.sh
index a9234ff7cba..21980fac63f 100755
--- a/utils/scripts/install-el9.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/install-el9.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ dnf --nodocs install ${dnf_install_args} \
     ndctl-devel \
     numactl \
     numactl-devel \
-    openmpi-devel \
     openssl-devel \
     pandoc \
     patch \
@@ -84,6 +83,12 @@ dnf --nodocs install ${dnf_install_args} \
     ncurses-devel \
     yasm
 
+if [[ -z "${NO_OPENMPI_DEVEL+set}" ]]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    dnf --nodocs install ${dnf_install_args} \
+    	openmpi-devel 
+fi
+
 ruby_version=$(dnf module list ruby | grep -Eow "3\.[0-9]+" | tail -1)
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 dnf --nodocs install ${dnf_install_args} \