diff --git a/dev-libs/starpu/starpu-1.3.8.ebuild b/dev-libs/starpu/starpu-1.3.8.ebuild
index 059437fc1efe9..748f3df483f09 100644
--- a/dev-libs/starpu/starpu-1.3.8.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/starpu/starpu-1.3.8.ebuild
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ BDEPEND="
 	doc? ( app-doc/doxygen virtual/latex-base )
 "
 
+pkg_setup() {
+	[[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != binary ]] && use openmp && tc-check-openmp
+}
+
 src_prepare() {
 	default