diff --git a/build_tools/jax.py b/build_tools/jax.py
index f07c0a202f..a7b200f915 100644
--- a/build_tools/jax.py
+++ b/build_tools/jax.py
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 # See LICENSE for license information.
 
 """JAX related extensions."""
+
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from packaging import version
 
 import setuptools
 
-from .utils import get_cuda_include_dirs, all_files_in_dir, debug_build_enabled
+from .utils import get_cuda_include_dirs, all_files_in_dir, debug_build_enabled, setup_mpi_flags
 from typing import List
 
 
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ def setup_jax_extension(
     else:
         cxx_flags.append("-g0")
 
+    setup_mpi_flags(include_dirs, cxx_flags)
+
     # Define TE/JAX as a Pybind11Extension
     from pybind11.setup_helpers import Pybind11Extension
 
diff --git a/build_tools/pytorch.py b/build_tools/pytorch.py
index fdfdee9b1c..533addaf53 100644
--- a/build_tools/pytorch.py
+++ b/build_tools/pytorch.py
@@ -3,12 +3,19 @@
 # See LICENSE for license information.
 
 """PyTorch related extensions."""
+
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import setuptools
 
-from .utils import all_files_in_dir, cuda_version, get_cuda_include_dirs, debug_build_enabled
+from .utils import (
+    all_files_in_dir,
+    cuda_version,
+    get_cuda_include_dirs,
+    debug_build_enabled,
+    setup_mpi_flags,
+)
 from typing import List
 
 
@@ -67,13 +74,7 @@ def setup_pytorch_extension(
         if version < (12, 0):
             raise RuntimeError("Transformer Engine requires CUDA 12.0 or newer")
 
-    if bool(int(os.getenv("NVTE_UB_WITH_MPI", "0"))):
-        assert (
-            os.getenv("MPI_HOME") is not None
-        ), "MPI_HOME=/path/to/mpi must be set when compiling with NVTE_UB_WITH_MPI=1!"
-        mpi_path = Path(os.getenv("MPI_HOME"))
-        include_dirs.append(mpi_path / "include")
-        cxx_flags.append("-DNVTE_UB_WITH_MPI")
+    setup_mpi_flags(include_dirs, cxx_flags)
 
     library_dirs = []
     libraries = []
diff --git a/build_tools/utils.py b/build_tools/utils.py
index 885901068a..d0f5eab425 100644
--- a/build_tools/utils.py
+++ b/build_tools/utils.py
@@ -341,6 +341,17 @@ def get_frameworks() -> List[str]:
     return _frameworks
 
 
+def setup_mpi_flags(include_dirs: List, cxx_flags: List) -> None:
+    """Add MPI include path and compile definition if NVTE_UB_WITH_MPI is enabled."""
+    if bool(int(os.getenv("NVTE_UB_WITH_MPI", "0"))):
+        assert (
+            os.getenv("MPI_HOME") is not None
+        ), "MPI_HOME=/path/to/mpi must be set when compiling with NVTE_UB_WITH_MPI=1!"
+        mpi_path = Path(os.getenv("MPI_HOME"))
+        include_dirs.append(mpi_path / "include")
+        cxx_flags.append("-DNVTE_UB_WITH_MPI")
+
+
 def copy_common_headers(
     src_dir: Union[Path, str],
     dst_dir: Union[Path, str],