diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hypre/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hypre/package.py
index b298264dde5..f41a50ccb24 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hypre/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hypre/package.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ def configure_args(self):
             os.environ["CXX"] = spec["mpi"].mpicxx
             if "+fortran" in spec:
                 os.environ["F77"] = spec["mpi"].mpif77
+                os.environ["FC"] = spec["mpi"].mpifc
             configure_args.append("--with-MPI")
             configure_args.append("--with-MPI-lib-dirs={0}".format(spec["mpi"].prefix.lib))
             configure_args.append("--with-MPI-include={0}".format(spec["mpi"].prefix.include))