diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 31061b51e10f21433144c98aebaa47d75c2e2ba6..08dae53b6abe21e9aaa5341860a308b5c1292b83 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ThirdParty )
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ThirdParty/quickcheck )
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ThirdParty/zlib )
 
+IF(OGS_USE_LIS)
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DUSE_LIS)
+ENDIF()
+
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( BaseLib )
 # TODO This is a hack but we have to make sure that Boost is built first
 ADD_DEPENDENCIES(BaseLib Boost)