diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 78d3e808d3..8f880e0c4e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ PIP_PREFER_BINARY = "1"
 DP_LAMMPS_VERSION = "stable_2Aug2023_update3"
 DP_ENABLE_IPI = "1"
 DP_ENABLE_PYTORCH = "1"
+# for unclear reason, when enabling PyTorch, OpenMP is found accidentally
+CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_OpenMP = "1"
 
 [[tool.cibuildwheel.overrides]]
 # error: 'value' is unavailable: introduced in macOS 10.13