diff --git a/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE b/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
index dae4ed6a2..dd7702e4a 100644
--- a/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
+++ b/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_CMAKE_322 1
 #
 # For AllMake.stage2
 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_188_ConfigureAdditionalArgs '--enable-mpi-cxx --with-verbs'
 #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_165_ConfigureAdditionalArgs '--enable-mpi-cxx --with-openib'
 #setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_15 1
 #setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_143 1
 #setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_141 1
diff --git a/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE b/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
index 44ff56546..0dc37ab33 100644
--- a/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
+++ b/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_CMAKE_322=1
 #
 # For AllMake.stage2
 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_188_ConfigureAdditionalArgs='--enable-mpi-cxx --with-verbs'
 #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_165_ConfigureAdditionalArgs='--enable-mpi-cxx --with-openib'
 #export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_15=1
 #export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_143=1
 #export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_141=1