diff --git a/src/STUBS/Makefile b/src/STUBS/Makefile
index a194341540..3649ddb383 100644
--- a/src/STUBS/Makefile
+++ b/src/STUBS/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ OBJ = 		$(SRC:.c=.o)
 # System-specific settings
 
 CC =		g++
-CCFLAGS =	-O -fPIC
+CCFLAGS =	-O -fPIC -I. # add -I to insure mpi.h from this dir is included
 ARCHIVE =	ar
 ARCHFLAG =	rs
 
diff --git a/src/STUBS/mpi.c b/src/STUBS/mpi.c
index 12ddcc4585..6b211e19e3 100644
--- a/src/STUBS/mpi.c
+++ b/src/STUBS/mpi.c
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
 /* Single-processor "stub" versions of MPI routines */
+/* -I. in Makefile insures dummy mpi.h in this dir is included */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
-#include "mpi.h"
+#include <mpi.h">
 
 /* data structure for double/int */