diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 87b26053f7..0c8c98a228 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ if (NOT NOFORTRAN AND CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "LLVMFlang")
     endif()
     set(NO_AVX512 1)
   endif()
+
+  if (CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 19)
+    # LLVM Flang before version 19 doesn't support necessary OpenMP constructs.
+    if (USE_OPENMP)
+      message(STATUS "Disabling OpenMP for LLVM Flang before version 19.")
+      set(USE_OPENMP 0)
+    endif()
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 include("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/utils.cmake")