diff --git a/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2 b/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2
index 4cfeb76..c6b02a9 100755
--- a/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2
+++ b/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ URL="http://glaros.dtc.umn.edu/gkhome/metis/parmetis/download"
 INSTALLER="Elke Flehmig <flehmig@hlrs.de>"
 
 # cmake 2.8 or higher is required
-module load tools/cmake/2.8.10.2
+case $PLATFORM in
+   hermit|hermit1)
+       module load tools/cmake/2.8.10
+   ;;
+   laki)
+       module load tools/cmake/2.8.10.2
+   ;;
+esac
 
 # Archive A and package name P
 A=${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz
@@ -24,6 +31,15 @@ src_prepare() {
         sit_info "patching metis.h with 64bit width"
         cd $SRCDIR/metis/include
         patch metis.h < $SRC_POOL/4.0.2_metis.h_patch
+
+#       on cray, replace mpicc and mpicxx with cray mpi compiler commands
+        case $PLATFORM in
+           hermit|hermit1)
+               sit_info "patching Makefile with cray mpi compiler on hermit"
+               cd $SRCDIR
+               patch Makefile < $SRC_POOL/4.0.2_Makefile_patch_cray
+        ;;
+        esac
 }
 
 src_configure() {