diff --git a/hdf5.changes b/hdf5.changes
index c573d66..12f33b4 100644
--- a/hdf5.changes
+++ b/hdf5.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb  9 20:10:17 UTC 2018 - eich@suse.com
+
+- Add support for openmpi2 for HPC (FATE#325089).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb  9 13:48:43 UTC 2018 - cgoll@suse.com
 
diff --git a/hdf5.spec b/hdf5.spec
index 725cdf0..61f47ab 100644
--- a/hdf5.spec
+++ b/hdf5.spec
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
 %global mpi_flavor mvapich2
 %endif
 
+%if "%{flavor}" == "gnu-openmpi2-hpc"
+%{?DisOMPI2}
+%bcond_without hpc
+%define compiler_family gnu
+%undefine c_f_ver
+%global mpi_flavor openmpi
+%define mpi_vers 2
+%endif
+
 %if "%{flavor}" == "gnu-openmpi3-hpc"
 %{?DisOMPI3}
 %bcond_without hpc