diff --git a/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2023.06/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.9.2-2023a.yml b/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2023.06/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.9.2-2023a.yml
index 67cc4bc155..7e9f4ff05a 100644
--- a/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2023.06/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.9.2-2023a.yml
+++ b/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2023.06/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.9.2-2023a.yml
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ easyconfigs:
         from-commit: dbdaacc0739fdee91baa9123864ea4428cf21273
         # see https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyblocks/pull/3338
         include-easyblocks-from-commit: 32e45bd1f2d916732ca5852d55d17fa4d99e388b
+  - CP2K-2023.1-foss-2023a.eb:
+      options:
+        # see https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/20951
+        from-commit: a92667fe32396bbd4106243658625f7ff2adcd68
diff --git a/eb_hooks.py b/eb_hooks.py
index 73adce90f1..b591c5ea64 100644
--- a/eb_hooks.py
+++ b/eb_hooks.py
@@ -299,6 +299,22 @@ def parse_hook_lammps_remove_deps_for_CI_aarch64(ec, *args, **kwargs):
         raise EasyBuildError("LAMMPS-specific hook triggered for non-LAMMPS easyconfig?!")
 
 
+def parse_hook_CP2K_remove_deps_for_aarch64(ec, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Remove x86_64 specific dependencies for the CI and missing installations to pass on aarch64
+    """
+    if ec.name == 'CP2K' and ec.version in ('2023.1',):
+        if os.getenv('EESSI_CPU_FAMILY') == 'aarch64':
+            # LIBXSMM is not supported on ARM with GCC 12.2.0 and 12.3.0
+            # See https://www.cp2k.org/dev:compiler_support
+            # See https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/20951
+            # we need this hook because we check for missing installations for all CPU targets
+            # on an x86_64 VM in GitHub Actions (so condition based on ARCH in LAMMPS easyconfig is always true)
+            ec['dependencies'] = [dep for dep in ec['dependencies'] if dep[0] not in ('libxsmm',)]
+    else:
+        raise EasyBuildError("CP2K-specific hook triggered for non-CP2K easyconfig?!")
+
+
 def pre_prepare_hook_highway_handle_test_compilation_issues(self, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     Solve issues with compiling or running the tests on both
@@ -726,6 +742,7 @@ def inject_gpu_property(ec):
     'CGAL': parse_hook_cgal_toolchainopts_precise,
     'fontconfig': parse_hook_fontconfig_add_fonts,
     'LAMMPS': parse_hook_lammps_remove_deps_for_CI_aarch64,
+    'CP2K': parse_hook_CP2K_remove_deps_for_aarch64,
     'OpenBLAS': parse_hook_openblas_relax_lapack_tests_num_errors,
     'pybind11': parse_hook_pybind11_replace_catch2,
     'Qt5': parse_hook_qt5_check_qtwebengine_disable,