diff --git a/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE b/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
index b7a3339af..b26242c00 100644
--- a/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
+++ b/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_CMAKE_3114 1
 #
 # For AllMake.stage2
 setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_311 1
+#setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_311_ConfigureAdditionalArgs '--enable-mpi-cxx --with-verbs'
 #setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_188 1
 #setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_188_ConfigureAdditionalArgs '--enable-mpi-cxx --with-verbs'
 #setenv WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_165 1
diff --git a/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE b/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
index a711257c7..29b9071ab 100644
--- a/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
+++ b/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_CMAKE_3114=1
 #
 # For AllMake.stage2
 export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_311=1
+#export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_311_ConfigureAdditionalArgs='--enable-mpi-cxx --with-verbs'
 #export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_188=1
 #export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_188_ConfigureAdditionalArgs='--enable-mpi-cxx --with-verbs'
 #export WM_THIRD_PARTY_USE_OPENMPI_165=1