diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/alps/Makefile.am b/orte/mca/ess/alps/Makefile.am
index c9b02d29fe..b7e286e3da 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/alps/Makefile.am
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/alps/Makefile.am
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ component_noinst = libmca_ess_alps.la
 component_install =
 endif
 
-mcacomponentdir = $(ompilibdir)
+mcacomponentdir = $(ortelibdir)
 mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_install)
 mca_ess_alps_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
 mca_ess_alps_la_CPPFLAGS = $(ess_alps_CPPFLAGS)