diff --git a/var/spack/packages/mrnet/package.py b/var/spack/packages/mrnet/package.py
index 15d851f83e..220af4efe8 100644
--- a/var/spack/packages/mrnet/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/packages/mrnet/package.py
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
 
         make()
         make("install")
+
+        # TODO: copy configuration header files to include directory
+        #       this can be removed once we have STAT-2.1.0
+        import shutil
+        shutil.copy2('%s/lib/mrnet-%s/include/mrnet_config.h' % (prefix, self.version), '%s/include/mrnet_config.h' % prefix)
+        shutil.copy2('%s/lib/xplat-%s/include/xplat_config.h' % (prefix, self.version), '%s/include/xplat_config.h' % prefix)