diff --git a/etc/config.csh/mpi b/etc/config.csh/mpi
index 86dd0fc81..37f4207b8 100644
--- a/etc/config.csh/mpi
+++ b/etc/config.csh/mpi
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ case SYSTEMOPENMPI:
     breaksw
 
 case OPENMPI:
-    setenv FOAM_MPI openmpi-3.0.2
+    setenv FOAM_MPI openmpi-2.1.1
     # Optional configuration tweaks:
     _foamSource `$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile config.csh/openmpi`
 
diff --git a/etc/config.sh/mpi b/etc/config.sh/mpi
index 4d3d7a94e..9688cb1dd 100644
--- a/etc/config.sh/mpi
+++ b/etc/config.sh/mpi
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ SYSTEMOPENMPI)
     ;;
 
 OPENMPI)
-    export FOAM_MPI=openmpi-3.0.2
+    export FOAM_MPI=openmpi-2.1.1
     # Optional configuration tweaks:
     _foamSource `$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile config.sh/openmpi`