diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openmpi/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openmpi/package.py
index 3b5c9f6c820..47bba72470e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openmpi/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openmpi/package.py
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ def configure_args(self):
         if 'fabrics=auto' not in spec:
             config_args.extend(self.with_or_without('fabrics'))
 
-        if spec.satisfies('@2.0.0'):
+        if spec.satisfies('@2.0.0:'):
             if 'fabrics=xpmem' in spec and 'platform=cray' in spec:
                 config_args.append('--with-cray-xpmem')
             else: