diff --git a/petsc.spec b/petsc.spec
index 1196829..b89f3ed 100644
--- a/petsc.spec
+++ b/petsc.spec
@@ -257,7 +257,11 @@
  %endif \
  %if %{with ptscotch} \
   --with-ptscotch=1 \\\
+  %if 0%{?rhel} \
+  --with-ptscotch-include=$MPI_INCLUDE \\\
+  %else \
   --with-ptscotch-include=$MPI_INCLUDE/scotch \\\
+  %endif \
   --with-ptscotch-lib="-L$MPI_LIB -lptscotch -lscotch -lptscotcherr -lscotcherr" \\\
  %endif \
  %if %{with mumps} \