diff --git a/projects/rccl-tests/src/Makefile b/projects/rccl-tests/src/Makefile
index c8491ea537..9a1f62eeb0 100644
--- a/projects/rccl-tests/src/Makefile
+++ b/projects/rccl-tests/src/Makefile
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ ifeq ($(MPI), 1)
 NVCUFLAGS += -DMPI_SUPPORT -I$(MPI_HOME)/include
 NVLDFLAGS += -L$(MPI_HOME)/lib -L$(MPI_HOME)/lib64 -lmpi
 endif
+ifeq ($(MPI_IBM),1)
+NVCUFLAGS += -DMPI_SUPPORT
+NVLDFLAGS += -lmpi_ibm
+endif
 LIBRARIES += curand nccl nvToolsExt
 NVLDFLAGS += $(LIBRARIES:%=-l%)