diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 24dea3c93..60a0cf105 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ find_package(w3emc 2.9.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(bacio 2.4.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(nemsio 2.5.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(sigio 2.3.0 REQUIRED)
-find_package(sp 2.3.3 REQUIRED)
 find_package(ip 3.3.3 REQUIRED)
+if(ip_VERSION LESS 5.0)
+  find_package(sp 2.3.3 REQUIRED)
+endif()
 find_package(g2 3.4.3 REQUIRED)
 find_package(sigio 2.3.0 REQUIRED)
 
diff --git a/sorc/chgres_cube.fd/CMakeLists.txt b/sorc/chgres_cube.fd/CMakeLists.txt
index 53fe3644d..3a1803569 100644
--- a/sorc/chgres_cube.fd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sorc/chgres_cube.fd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,13 +49,16 @@ target_link_libraries(
   sigio::sigio
   bacio::bacio_4
   ip::ip_d
-  sp::sp_d
   w3emc::w3emc_d
   esmf
   msis2
   MPI::MPI_Fortran
   NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
+if(sp_FOUND)
+  target_link_libraries(chgres_cube_lib PUBLIC sp::sp_d)
+endif()
+
 if(OpenMP_Fortran_FOUND)
   target_link_libraries(${exe_name} PUBLIC OpenMP::OpenMP_Fortran)
 endif()
diff --git a/sorc/emcsfc_snow2mdl.fd/CMakeLists.txt b/sorc/emcsfc_snow2mdl.fd/CMakeLists.txt
index 081fa6912..5dee5fa6a 100644
--- a/sorc/emcsfc_snow2mdl.fd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sorc/emcsfc_snow2mdl.fd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,10 +34,13 @@ target_link_libraries(snow2mdl_lib
   PUBLIC
   g2::g2_d
   ip::ip_d
-  sp::sp_d
   bacio::bacio_4
   w3emc::w3emc_d)
 
+if(sp_FOUND)
+  target_link_libraries(global_cycle_lib PUBLIC sp::sp_d)
+endif()
+
 if(OpenMP_Fortran_FOUND)
   target_link_libraries(${exe_name} PUBLIC OpenMP::OpenMP_Fortran)
 endif()
diff --git a/sorc/global_cycle.fd/CMakeLists.txt b/sorc/global_cycle.fd/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f73d4ab6..7adfae13f 100644
--- a/sorc/global_cycle.fd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sorc/global_cycle.fd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,11 +39,14 @@ target_link_libraries(
   w3emc::w3emc_d
   bacio::bacio_4
   ip::ip_d
-  sp::sp_d
   MPI::MPI_Fortran
   NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran
   noah_lsm_routines)
 
+if(sp_FOUND)
+  target_link_libraries(global_cycle_lib PUBLIC sp::sp_d)
+endif()
+
 if(OpenMP_Fortran_FOUND)
   target_link_libraries(global_cycle_lib PUBLIC OpenMP::OpenMP_Fortran)
 endif()
diff --git a/sorc/orog_mask_tools.fd/orog.fd/CMakeLists.txt b/sorc/orog_mask_tools.fd/orog.fd/CMakeLists.txt
index 04ab86742..6fbed0573 100644
--- a/sorc/orog_mask_tools.fd/orog.fd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sorc/orog_mask_tools.fd/orog.fd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@ target_link_libraries(
   bacio::bacio_4
   w3emc::w3emc_d
   ip::ip_d
-  sp::sp_d
   NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
+if(sp_FOUND)
+  target_link_libraries(orog_lib PUBLIC sp::sp_d)
+endif()
+
 if(OpenMP_Fortran_FOUND)
   target_link_libraries(orog_lib PUBLIC OpenMP::OpenMP_Fortran)
 endif()
diff --git a/sorc/weight_gen.fd/CMakeLists.txt b/sorc/weight_gen.fd/CMakeLists.txt
index 6871c37cc..0aee376b1 100644
--- a/sorc/weight_gen.fd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sorc/weight_gen.fd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ set(exe_name weight_gen)
 add_executable(${exe_name} ${fortran_src})
 target_link_libraries(
   ${exe_name}
-  sp::sp_d
   NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
+if(sp_FOUND)
+  target_link_libraries(${exe_name} PUBLIC sp::sp_d)
+endif()
+
 install(TARGETS ${exe_name})
 
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