diff --git a/src/mca/mpi/Makefile.am b/src/mca/mpi/Makefile.am
index 754acbd543..a819112054 100644
--- a/src/mca/mpi/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/mpi/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/config/Makefile.options
 # the base first).  common_mpi must be second, however, because
 # modules under there may be statically linked to other modules.
 
-SUBDIRS = base common_mpi coll io one pml ptl topo
+SUBDIRS = base common_mpi coll io one pml ptl 
 
 # Library