diff --git a/packages/mpi/mvapich2-1.6rc3 b/packages/mpi/mvapich2-1.6rc3
index e1067aa..0ccf0ab 100755
--- a/packages/mpi/mvapich2-1.6rc3
+++ b/packages/mpi/mvapich2-1.6rc3
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ P=${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
 MAKEOPTS="-j1"
 
 CONFIGURE_OPTS="\
+        --enable-sharedlibs=gcc \
 		"
 # Other interesting configure options:
 #--with-file-system=lustre