diff --git a/cime_config/buildlib b/cime_config/buildlib
index aaea0dbb9e..c006921b37 100755
--- a/cime_config/buildlib
+++ b/cime_config/buildlib
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ def _build_tuvx(caseroot, libroot, bldroot):
         cmake_args += "-DCMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS=1 "
         cmake_args += "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS=1 "
         cmake_args += "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS=1 "
+        cmake_args += "-DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_yaml-cpp=1 "
         if (case.get_value("MACH") == "izumi") :
             cmake_args += f"-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH={arg_dict['NETCDF_PATH']} "
             cmake_args += f"-DCMAKE_IGNORE_PATH={os.environ.get('PYTHONHOME')} "