diff --git a/scripts/ippl.build b/scripts/ippl.build
index be8798b..df9d977 100755
--- a/scripts/ippl.build
+++ b/scripts/ippl.build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function em.install_doc() {
 }
 
 em.add_to_family "mpi"
-em.set_runtime_dependencies "${MPI}"
+em.set_runtime_dependencies "${COMPILER}" "${MPI}"
 em.set_build_dependencies "cmake" "${COMPILER}" "${MPI}"
 em.make_all
 
diff --git a/scripts/parmetis.build b/scripts/parmetis.build
index 68d6454..869d34c 100755
--- a/scripts/parmetis.build
+++ b/scripts/parmetis.build
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function em.install_doc() {
 }
 
 em.add_to_family "mpi"
-em.set_runtime_dependencies "${MPI}"
+em.set_runtime_dependencies "${COMPILER}" "${MPI}"
 em.set_build_dependencies "${COMPILER}" "${MPI}"
 em.make_all
 
diff --git a/scripts/trilinos.build b/scripts/trilinos.build
index de508a5..0e16ffb 100755
--- a/scripts/trilinos.build
+++ b/scripts/trilinos.build
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function em.install_doc() {
 }
 
 em.add_to_family "mpi"
-em.set_runtime_dependencies "${MPI}"
-em.set_build_dependencies "cmake" "${COMPILER}" "${MPI}" "hdf5" "mathlib" "parmetis"
+em.set_runtime_dependencies "${COMPILER}" "${MPI}"
+em.set_build_dependencies "cmake" "${COMPILER}" "${MPI}" "mathlib" "parmetis"
 em.make_all