diff --git a/examples/petsc/rc_ex3p b/examples/petsc/rc_ex3p
index 2cbe07ef2..c585d9b52 100644
--- a/examples/petsc/rc_ex3p
+++ b/examples/petsc/rc_ex3p
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # it needs PETSc configured with MUMPS
 
 -solver_pc_type cholesky
--solver_pc_factor_mat_solver_package mumps
+-solver_pc_factor_mat_solver_type mumps
diff --git a/examples/petsc/rc_ex3p_bddc b/examples/petsc/rc_ex3p_bddc
index ea887bb29..2e1eba0d5 100644
--- a/examples/petsc/rc_ex3p_bddc
+++ b/examples/petsc/rc_ex3p_bddc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #-pc_bddc_adaptive_threshold 10
 
 # Customization of the local solvers
-#-pc_bddc_neumann_pc_factor_mat_solver_package mumps
-#-pc_bddc_dirichlet_pc_factor_mat_solver_package mumps
+#-pc_bddc_neumann_pc_factor_mat_solver_type mumps
+#-pc_bddc_dirichlet_pc_factor_mat_solver_type mumps
 #-pc_bddc_coarse_pc_type cholesky
-#-pc_bddc_coarse_pc_factor_mat_solver_package mumps
+#-pc_bddc_coarse_pc_factor_mat_solver_type mumps
diff --git a/examples/petsc/rc_ex4p b/examples/petsc/rc_ex4p
index f734f35fe..64fbe9427 100644
--- a/examples/petsc/rc_ex4p
+++ b/examples/petsc/rc_ex4p
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # it needs PETSc configured with MUMPS
 
 -solver_pc_type cholesky
--solver_pc_factor_mat_solver_package mumps
+-solver_pc_factor_mat_solver_type mumps
diff --git a/examples/petsc/rc_ex4p_bddc b/examples/petsc/rc_ex4p_bddc
index 9507ad431..e8ef99db7 100644
--- a/examples/petsc/rc_ex4p_bddc
+++ b/examples/petsc/rc_ex4p_bddc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #-pc_bddc_adaptive_threshold 10
 
 # Customization of the local solvers
-#-pc_bddc_neumann_pc_factor_mat_solver_package mumps
-#-pc_bddc_dirichlet_pc_factor_mat_solver_package mumps
+#-pc_bddc_neumann_pc_factor_mat_solver_type mumps
+#-pc_bddc_dirichlet_pc_factor_mat_solver_type mumps
 #-pc_bddc_coarse_pc_type cholesky
-#-pc_bddc_coarse_pc_factor_mat_solver_package mumps
+#-pc_bddc_coarse_pc_factor_mat_solver_type mumps
diff --git a/examples/petsc/rc_ex5p_bddc b/examples/petsc/rc_ex5p_bddc
index b243c53c8..a4bc899c3 100644
--- a/examples/petsc/rc_ex5p_bddc
+++ b/examples/petsc/rc_ex5p_bddc
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
 # local solvers (needs PETSc compiled with support for SuiteSparse)
 # default solvers will fail
 -prec_pc_bddc_neumann_pc_type lu
--prec_pc_bddc_neumann_pc_factor_mat_solver_package umfpack
+-prec_pc_bddc_neumann_pc_factor_mat_solver_type umfpack
 -prec_pc_bddc_dirichlet_pc_type lu
--prec_pc_bddc_dirichlet_pc_factor_mat_solver_package umfpack
+-prec_pc_bddc_dirichlet_pc_factor_mat_solver_type umfpack
 
 # coarse solver (needs PETSc compiled with support for MUMPS)
 # default solver may fail
--prec_pc_bddc_coarse_pc_factor_mat_solver_package mumps
+-prec_pc_bddc_coarse_pc_factor_mat_solver_type mumps
 -prec_pc_bddc_coarse_pc_type cholesky
 
 # deluxe scaling (needs PETSc compiled with support for MUMPS)