diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/scorep/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/scorep/package.py
index 30d36e19f35..c5a1d224542 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/scorep/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/scorep/package.py
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ def configure_args(self):
             config_args.append("--with-mpi=openmpi")
 
         if spec.satisfies("^binutils"):
-            config_args.append("--with-libbfd=%s" % spec["binutils"].prefix)
+            config_args.append("--with-libbfd-lib=%s" % spec["binutils"].prefix.lib)
+            config_args.append("--with-libbfd-include=%s" % spec["binutils"].prefix.include)
 
         config_args.extend(
             [