diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/tau/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/tau/package.py
index 1e7f02ae314..9cbe377080e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/tau/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/tau/package.py
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
                 env["F77"] = spec["mpi"].mpif77
                 env["FC"] = spec["mpi"].mpifc
             if spec["mpi"].name == "intel-oneapi-mpi":
-                options.append("-mpiinc=%s" % spec["mpi"].package.component_prefix)
-                options.append("-mpilib=%s" % spec["mpi"].package.component_prefix)
+                options.append("-mpiinc=%s/include" % spec["mpi"].package.component_prefix)
+                options.append("-mpilib=%s/lib" % spec["mpi"].package.component_prefix)
             else:
                 options.append("-mpiinc=%s" % spec["mpi"].prefix.include)
                 options.append("-mpilib=%s" % spec["mpi"].prefix.lib)