diff --git a/ThirdParty/AllMake.stage2 b/ThirdParty/AllMake.stage2
index 33a31c2a5..062c6dff0 100755
--- a/ThirdParty/AllMake.stage2
+++ b/ThirdParty/AllMake.stage2
@@ -97,14 +97,12 @@ then
           -f --define '_configureAdditionalArgs "$WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_165_ConfigureAdditionalArgs"')
     }
 
-    # openmpi 1.8.7
+    # openmpi 1.8.8
     #
     [ ! -z "$WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_1*$" ] && {
-	echo "Building openmpi 1.8.7"
-	( rpm_make -p openmpi-1.8.7 -s openmpi-1.8.7.spec  -u http://www.open-mpi.org/software/ompi/v1.8/downloads/openmpi-1.8.7.tar.gz \
+	echo "Building openmpi 1.8.8"
+	( rpm_make -p openmpi-1.8.8 -s openmpi-1.8.8.spec  -u http://www.open-mpi.org/software/ompi/v1.8/downloads/openmpi-1.8.8.tar.gz \
           -f --define '_configureAdditionalArgs "$WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_165_ConfigureAdditionalArgs"')
-	#( rpm_make -p openmpi-1.8.6 -s openmpi-1.8.6.spec  -u  http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/openfoam-extend/foam-extend-3.1/ThirdParty/openmpi-1.8.6.tar.gz \
-    #      -f --define '_configureAdditionalArgs "$WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_165_ConfigureAdditionalArgs"')
     }
 else
     echo "Using system installed OpenMPI"
diff --git a/ThirdParty/rpmBuild/SPECS/openmpi-1.8.7.spec b/ThirdParty/rpmBuild/SPECS/openmpi-1.8.8.spec
similarity index 99%
rename from ThirdParty/rpmBuild/SPECS/openmpi-1.8.7.spec
rename to ThirdParty/rpmBuild/SPECS/openmpi-1.8.8.spec
index 60c6e924f..78530a615 100644
--- a/ThirdParty/rpmBuild/SPECS/openmpi-1.8.7.spec
+++ b/ThirdParty/rpmBuild/SPECS/openmpi-1.8.8.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #     along with foam-extend.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 # Script
-#     RPM spec file for openmpi-1.8.7
+#     RPM spec file for openmpi-1.8.8
 #
 # Description
 #     RPM spec file for creating a relocatable RPM
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 %define name		openmpi
 %define release		%{_WM_OPTIONS}
-%define version 	1.8.7
+%define version 	1.8.8
 
 %define buildroot       %{_topdir}/BUILD/%{name}-%{version}-root
 
diff --git a/etc/bashrc b/etc/bashrc
index 08e6cd23d..bff56b656 100755
--- a/etc/bashrc
+++ b/etc/bashrc
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_CMAKE_322=1
 
 #
 # For AllMake.stage2
-export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_187=1
+export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_188=1
 
 #
 # For AllMake.stage3
diff --git a/etc/cshrc b/etc/cshrc
index ddce0c96a..30df3cc36 100644
--- a/etc/cshrc
+++ b/etc/cshrc
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_CMAKE_322 1
 
 #
 # For AllMake.stage2
-setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_187 1
+setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_188 1
 
 #
 # For AllMake.stage3
diff --git a/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE b/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
index 1ff932dab..85d2227d9 100644
--- a/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
+++ b/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_CMAKE_322 1
 
 #
 # For AllMake.stage2
-setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_187 1
-setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_187_ConfigureAdditionalArgs '--enable-mpi-cxx --with-openib=/usr --with-openib-libdir=/usr/lib64'
+setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_188 1
+setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_188_ConfigureAdditionalArgs '--enable-mpi-cxx --with-verbs=/usr --with-verbs-libdir=/usr/lib64'
 #setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_165 1
 #setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_165_ConfigureAdditionalArgs '--enable-mpi-cxx --with-openib=/usr --with-openib-libdir=/usr/lib64'
 #setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_15 1
diff --git a/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE b/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
index 9d82faf8a..33f3ce212 100644
--- a/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
+++ b/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_CMAKE_322=1
 
 #
 # For AllMake.stage2
-export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_187=1
-export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_187_ConfigureAdditionalArgs='--enable-mpi-cxx --with-openib=/usr --with-openib-libdir=/usr/lib64'
+export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_188=1
+export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_188_ConfigureAdditionalArgs='--enable-mpi-cxx --with-openib=/usr --with-openib-libdir=/usr/lib64'
 #export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_165=1
 #export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_165_ConfigureAdditionalArgs='--enable-mpi-cxx --with-openib=/usr --with-openib-libdir=/usr/lib64'
 #export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_15=1
diff --git a/etc/settings.csh b/etc/settings.csh
index 2feca66eb..68b97b7c4 100644
--- a/etc/settings.csh
+++ b/etc/settings.csh
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ set mpi_version=unknown
 
 switch ("$WM_MPLIB")
 case OPENMPI:
-    if ($?WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_187 != 0 && -d $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/packages/openmpi-1.8.7/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS ) then
-        set mpi_version=openmpi-1.8.7
+    if ($?WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_188 != 0 && -d $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/packages/openmpi-1.8.8/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS ) then
+        set mpi_version=openmpi-1.8.8
 
         if ($?FOAM_VERBOSE && $?prompt) then
-            echo "Using openmpi-1.8.7 from the ThirdParty package: $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/packages/$mpi_version"
+            echo "Using openmpi-1.8.8 from the ThirdParty package: $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/packages/$mpi_version"
         endif
         _foamSource  $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/packages/$mpi_version/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS/etc/$mpi_version.csh
 
diff --git a/etc/settings.sh b/etc/settings.sh
index 71a92dadd..ea573e647 100644
--- a/etc/settings.sh
+++ b/etc/settings.sh
@@ -213,12 +213,12 @@ unset MPI_ARCH_PATH
 mpi_version=unknown
 case "$WM_MPLIB" in
 OPENMPI)
-    if [ ! -z $WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_187 ] && [ -e $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/packages/openmpi-1.8.7/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS ]
+    if [ ! -z $WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_188 ] && [ -e $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/packages/openmpi-1.8.8/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS ]
         then
-        mpi_version=openmpi-1.8.7
+        mpi_version=openmpi-1.8.8
         if [ "$FOAM_VERBOSE" -a "$PS1" ]
         then
-            echo "Using openmpi-1.8.7 from the ThirdParty package: $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/packages/$mpi_version"
+            echo "Using openmpi-1.8.8 from the ThirdParty package: $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/packages/$mpi_version"
         fi
         _foamSource  $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/packages/$mpi_version/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS/etc/$mpi_version.sh