diff --git a/mumps.changes b/mumps.changes
index 0ef555b..2caf0a3 100644
--- a/mumps.changes
+++ b/mumps.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 25 05:37:27 UTC 2019 - Torben Mikael Hansen <torhans-build@sciomnis.com>
+
+- Changed requirements for openmpi (non-hpc) version
+  %%mpi-ver -> %%mpi-ext: openmpi1 flavors omit the version number.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 22 07:15:33 UTC 2019 - Egbert Eich <eich@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/mumps.spec b/mumps.spec
index db4c62d..7edf126 100644
--- a/mumps.spec
+++ b/mumps.spec
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ Group:          System/Libraries
 %{?with_mpi:Recommends:       %{name}-%{so_ver}-compat = %{version}}
 # Explicitly include this library here:
 # the solver doesn't have enough information to pick the correct MPI flavor
-%{?with_mpi:Requires:         libblacs2-%{mpi_family}%{?mpi_ver}}
+%{?with_mpi:Requires:         libblacs2-%{mpi_family}%{?mpi_ext}}
  %else
 Requires:       libscalapack2-%{compiler_family}-%{mpi_family}%{?mpi_ver}-hpc
 %hpc_requires