diff --git a/cmake/configure.cmake b/cmake/configure.cmake
index c32fc2adc..475c4ca46 100644
--- a/cmake/configure.cmake
+++ b/cmake/configure.cmake
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@ if( MSVC )
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS         "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${COMMON_FLAGS}" )
 endif( MSVC )
 
-find_package( Threads )
+find_package( Threads REQUIRED )
diff --git a/cmake/mpi.cmake b/cmake/mpi.cmake
index b38727cf3..b9917e539 100644
--- a/cmake/mpi.cmake
+++ b/cmake/mpi.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-find_package( MPI )
+find_package( MPI REQUIRED )
 if( MPI_FOUND )
     include_directories( ${MPI_INCLUDE_PATH} )
 else( MPI_FOUND )