diff --git a/dumux/io/grid/gridmanager_alu.hh b/dumux/io/grid/gridmanager_alu.hh
index 7de720c81f4a2fc6db8cf3282efbc1c895dfb625..621cd8d4c207cf8587e07deffde0a1949e909909 100644
--- a/dumux/io/grid/gridmanager_alu.hh
+++ b/dumux/io/grid/gridmanager_alu.hh
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #ifndef DUMUX_IO_GRID_MANAGER_ALU_HH
 #define DUMUX_IO_GRID_MANAGER_ALU_HH
 
+#include <dune/common/version.hh>
+
 // ALUGrid specific includes
 #if HAVE_DUNE_ALUGRID
 #include <dune/alugrid/grid.hh>
@@ -158,8 +160,12 @@ public:
             {
                 std::vector<int> boundaryMarkersInsertionIndex, boundaryMarkers, faceMarkers, elementMarkers;
                 auto gridFactory = std::make_unique<Dune::GridFactory<Grid>>();
+
+// Older versions of Dune(-Alugrid) require that the Gmsh file is read only on process 0
+#if DUNE_VERSION_LT(DUNE_GRID, 2, 7)
                 if (Dune::MPIHelper::getCollectiveCommunication().rank() == 0)
-                    Dune::GmshReader<Grid>::read(*gridFactory, fileName, boundaryMarkersInsertionIndex, elementMarkers, verbose, boundarySegments);
+#endif
+                Dune::GmshReader<Grid>::read(*gridFactory, fileName, boundaryMarkersInsertionIndex, elementMarkers, verbose, boundarySegments);
 
                 ParentType::gridPtr() = std::shared_ptr<Grid>(gridFactory->createGrid());
 
@@ -186,8 +192,12 @@ public:
             else
             {
                 auto gridFactory = std::make_unique<Dune::GridFactory<Grid>>();
+
+// Older versions of Dune(-Alugrid) require that the Gmsh file is read only on process 0
+#if DUNE_VERSION_LT(DUNE_GRID, 2, 7)
                 if (Dune::MPIHelper::getCollectiveCommunication().rank() == 0)
-                    Dune::GmshReader<Grid>::read(*gridFactory, fileName, verbose, boundarySegments);
+#endif
+                Dune::GmshReader<Grid>::read(*gridFactory, fileName, verbose, boundarySegments);
 
                 ParentType::gridPtr() = std::shared_ptr<Grid>(gridFactory->createGrid());
             }