diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 92f4d84b7..b7e55e8a1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ include (CMakeLists_files.cmake)
 macro (config_hook)
   opm_need_version_of ("dune-common")
   opm_need_version_of ("dune-istl")
+  if(dune-fem_FOUND)
+      opm_need_version_of ("dune-fem")
+  endif()
   opm_need_version_of ("opm-models")
 endmacro (config_hook)