diff --git a/etc/buildbot.sh b/etc/buildbot.sh
index e71a4f97..ed80c9e8 100755
--- a/etc/buildbot.sh
+++ b/etc/buildbot.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #set -x # echo all commands
 
+source /usr/local/spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
+spack load cmake
+
 my_readlink()
 {
     TARGET=$1
diff --git a/etc/buildbot_hpx.sh b/etc/buildbot_hpx.sh
index 428761a8..bc758ed4 100755
--- a/etc/buildbot_hpx.sh
+++ b/etc/buildbot_hpx.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #set -x # echo all commands
 
+source /usr/local/spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
+spack load cmake
+
 my_readlink()
 {
     TARGET=$1