diff --git a/pcu/CMakeLists.txt b/pcu/CMakeLists.txt
index 822d9f346..a02202a7c 100644
--- a/pcu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ set(HEADERS
   reel/reel.h
 )
 
+if(SCOREC_NO_MPI)
+  set(HEADERS ${HEADERS} pcu_pnompi_types.h)
+endif()
+
 # Add the pcu library
 add_library(pcu ${SOURCES})
 # this compiler definition is needed to silence warnings caused by the openmpi CXX
diff --git a/pcu/pkg_tribits.cmake b/pcu/pkg_tribits.cmake
index 0c43fc64a..2a46a126b 100644
--- a/pcu/pkg_tribits.cmake
+++ b/pcu/pkg_tribits.cmake
@@ -41,12 +41,17 @@ set(SOURCES
    pcu_mpi.c
    pcu_msg.c
    pcu_order.c
-   pcu_pmpi.c
    pcu_util.c
    noto/noto_malloc.c
    reel/reel.c
 )
 
+if(SCOREC_NO_MPI)
+  set(SOURCES ${SOURCES} pcu_pnompi.c)
+else()
+  set(SOURCES ${SOURCES} pcu_pmpi.c)
+endif()
+
 set(HEADERS
    PCU.h
    pcu_io.h
@@ -54,6 +59,10 @@ set(HEADERS
    noto/noto_malloc.h
    reel/reel.h)
 
+if(SCOREC_NO_MPI)
+  set(HEADERS ${HEADERS} pcu_pnompi_types.h)
+endif()
+
 tribits_add_library(
    pcu
    HEADERS ${HEADERS}