diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/scorep/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/scorep/package.py
index f556afb1184..dbbecaaa3e9 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/scorep/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/scorep/package.py
@@ -228,8 +228,7 @@ def configure_args(self):
         # but add similar spec.satisfies clauses for any that you need.
         # -- wrwilliams 12/2024
         if spec.satisfies("^binutils"):
-            config_args.append("--with-libbfd-lib=%s" % spec["binutils"].prefix.lib)
-            config_args.append("--with-libbfd-include=%s" % spec["binutils"].prefix.include)
+            config_args.append("--with-libbfd=%s" % spec["binutils"].prefix)
 
         config_args.extend(
             [