diff --git a/etc/config/settings.csh b/etc/config/settings.csh
index 864088d6ec..31669ae676 100644
--- a/etc/config/settings.csh
+++ b/etc/config/settings.csh
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ case SYSTEMOPENMPI:
     breaksw
 
 case OPENMPI:
-    setenv FOAM_MPI openmpi-1.8.5
+    setenv FOAM_MPI openmpi-1.10.0
     # Optional configuration tweaks:
     _foamSource `$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile config/openmpi.csh`
 
diff --git a/etc/config/settings.sh b/etc/config/settings.sh
index 6a7bce43e0..02be26b9d7 100644
--- a/etc/config/settings.sh
+++ b/etc/config/settings.sh
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ SYSTEMOPENMPI)
     ;;
 
 OPENMPI)
-    export FOAM_MPI=openmpi-1.8.5
+    export FOAM_MPI=openmpi-1.10.0
     # Optional configuration tweaks:
     _foamSource `$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile config/openmpi.sh`