diff --git a/config/defaults.mk b/config/defaults.mk
index d6b8d59a1..d1ba6fb9a 100644
--- a/config/defaults.mk
+++ b/config/defaults.mk
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ FMS_LIB = -Wl,-rpath,$(FMS_DIR)/lib -L$(FMS_DIR)/lib -lfms
 
 # Conduit and required libraries configuration
 CONDUIT_DIR = @MFEM_DIR@/../conduit
-CONDUIT_OPT = -I$(CONDUIT_DIR)/include/conduit
+CONDUIT_OPT = -I$(CONDUIT_DIR)/include
 CONDUIT_LIB = \
    $(XLINKER)-rpath,$(CONDUIT_DIR)/lib -L$(CONDUIT_DIR)/lib \
    -lconduit -lconduit_relay -lconduit_blueprint  -ldl
@@ -469,8 +469,8 @@ endif
 # Sidre and required libraries configuration
 # Be sure to check the HDF5_DIR (set above) is correct
 SIDRE_DIR = @MFEM_DIR@/../axom
-SIDRE_OPT = -I$(SIDRE_DIR)/include -I$(CONDUIT_DIR)/include/conduit\
- -I$(HDF5_DIR)/include
+SIDRE_OPT = -I$(SIDRE_DIR)/include -I$(CONDUIT_DIR)/include/conduit \
+            -I$(CONDUIT_DIR)/include -I$(HDF5_DIR)/include
 SIDRE_LIB = \
    $(XLINKER)-rpath,$(SIDRE_DIR)/lib -L$(SIDRE_DIR)/lib \
    $(XLINKER)-rpath,$(CONDUIT_DIR)/lib -L$(CONDUIT_DIR)/lib \
diff --git a/fem/conduitdatacollection.hpp b/fem/conduitdatacollection.hpp
index 6ff1804e0..ad0a272a4 100644
--- a/fem/conduitdatacollection.hpp
+++ b/fem/conduitdatacollection.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #ifdef MFEM_USE_CONDUIT
 
 #include "datacollection.hpp"
-#include <conduit.hpp>
+#include <conduit/conduit.hpp>
 
 namespace mfem
 {