diff --git a/install b/install
index 8f15bbbe90151070c9a33ac9a292b2b4508043ab..26549a3e0c86394d44b190b8295e1cdd200f1c2f 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ fi
 lin_alg_dir=""
 lin_alg_lib=""
 lin_alg_inc=""
-configure_options="CXX=$CXX $configure_options"
+configure_options="CXX=mpic++ $configure_options"
 if [ -d "$i_dir/BOOST" ]; then
     configure_options=" $configure_options --with-boost=$i_dir/BOOST "
 fi