diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 8abe010..75e3ba8 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ configure-stamp-openmpi: configure-stamp-debian
 # configure version with openmpi
 	cd debian/build-openmpi && CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/lib/openmpi/include CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" CXXFLAGS="$(CXXFLAGS)" FFLAGS="$(FFLAGS)" \
 		CC=mpicc.openmpi FC=mpif90.openmpi F9X=mpif90.openmpi RUNPARALLEL=/usr/bin/mpirun.openmpi \
+		LDFLAGS=-L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib/ \
 		OMPI_MCA_disable_memory_allocator=1 ../../configure $(CONFIGURE_FLAGS) --enable-fortran \
 		--enable-parallel=yes || cat config.log
 	touch $@
