diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index f1a6a6e2e3..acf41d7e5a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(MPI), 1)
 HIPCUFLAGS += -DMPI_SUPPORT -I${MPI_HOME}/include
 HIPLDFLAGS += -L${MPI_HOME}/lib -lmpi
+else ifeq($(MPICH), 1)
+HIPCUFLAGS += -DMPI_SUPPORT -I/usr/include/mpich
+HIPLDFLAGS += -L/usr/lib -lmpi
 endif
+
 LIBRARIES += rccl
 HIPLDFLAGS   += $(LIBRARIES:%=-l%)