diff --git a/hoomd/__init__.py b/hoomd/__init__.py
index 614533c9f6..4957c6a62f 100644
--- a/hoomd/__init__.py
+++ b/hoomd/__init__.py
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 import os
 import signal
 
+# Work around /usr/lib64/slurm/auth_munge.so: undefined symbol: slurm_conf
+# error on Purdue Anvil.
+if os.environ.get('RCAC_CLUSTER') == 'anvil':
+    sys.setdlopenflags(os.RTLD_NOW | os.RTLD_GLOBAL)
+
 if ((pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / 'CMakeLists.txt').exists()
         and 'SPHINX' not in os.environ):
     print("It appears that hoomd is being imported from the source directory:")