diff --git a/config/ompi_check_lustre.m4 b/config/ompi_check_lustre.m4
index bd0acec15e..0e78db9f64 100644
--- a/config/ompi_check_lustre.m4
+++ b/config/ompi_check_lustre.m4
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ EOF
 
                    # Try the compile
                    OPAL_LOG_COMMAND(
-                       [$CC $CFLAGS -I$with_lustre/include -c conftest.c],
+                       [$CC $CFLAGS -I$ompi_check_lustre_dir/include -c conftest.c],
                        [ompi_check_lustre_struct_happy="yes"],
                        [ompi_check_lustre_struct_happy="no"
                         ompi_check_lustre_happy="no"]