diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 5f4f35642591e66b3593212712ee243e3c1672f8..2a9cfdb76b3a9022d68904293cf8b303726111ee 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ export PATH=/opt/gcc-9.4.0/bin:\$PATH
 		export VER_CDF=${VER_CDF:-CDFAUTO}
                       export MNHENV=${MNHENV:-"
 . /home/tools/intel/psxe2018/bin/ifortvars.sh intel64
-export MPI_ROOT=/usr/local/openmpi/3.1.4/ifort18.0.2.199
+export MPI_ROOT=/usr/local/openmpi/4.0.4/ifort18.0.2.199
 export PATH=\$MPI_ROOT/bin:\$PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\$MPI_ROOT/lib64:\$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export MANPATH=\$MPI_ROOT/share/man:\$MANPATH