diff --git a/src/MAKE/Makefile.serial-omp b/src/MAKE/Makefile.serial-omp
index 194d2911ce..8ca777c890 100755
--- a/src/MAKE/Makefile.serial-omp
+++ b/src/MAKE/Makefile.serial-omp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ LMP_INC =	-DLAMMPS_GZIP -DLAMMPS_MEMALIGN=16
 
 MPI_INC =       -I../STUBS
 MPI_PATH =
-MPI_LIB =	../STUBS/libmpi.a
+MPI_LIB =	-L../STUBS -lmpi_stubs
 
 # FFT library, OPTIONAL
 # see discussion in doc/Section_start.html#2_2 (step 6)