diff --git a/travis/build_env.sh b/travis/build_env.sh
index 08082bb452..d14c4e2971 100755
--- a/travis/build_env.sh
+++ b/travis/build_env.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ esac
 	     "$IONEAPI_ROOT"/ipp "$IONEAPI_ROOT"/conda_channel 	"$IONEAPI_ROOT"/dnnl \
 	     "$IONEAPI_ROOT"/installer "$IONEAPI_ROOT"/vtune_profiler "$IONEAPI_ROOT"/tbb || true
 	fi
-	source "$IONEAPI_ROOT"/setvars.sh || true
+	 source "$IONEAPI_ROOT"/setvars.sh || true
+	 export I_MPI_F90="$FC"
 	ls -lrta ~/apps/oneapi ||true
 	df -h 
 	rm -f *dmg || true
diff --git a/travis/compile_nwchem.sh b/travis/compile_nwchem.sh
index 462e55dfa1..21f922a449 100755
--- a/travis/compile_nwchem.sh
+++ b/travis/compile_nwchem.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ else
         unset BUILD_OPENBLAS
 	export BLAS_SIZE=8
 	export LAPACK_LIB="$BLASOPT"
+	export I_MPI_F90="$FC"
     elif [[ "$FC" == "flang" ]] || [[ "$(basename -- $FC | cut -d \- -f 1)" == "nvfortran" ]] ; then
 	export BUILD_MPICH=1
         if [[ "$FC" == "flang" ]]; then
diff --git a/travis/nwchem.bashrc b/travis/nwchem.bashrc
index 74a721baa4..47b2a579f0 100644
--- a/travis/nwchem.bashrc
+++ b/travis/nwchem.bashrc
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ if [[ "$FC" == "ifort" ]] || [[ "$FC" == "ifx" ]] ; then
 	    ;;		
     esac			
     source "$IONEAPI_ROOT"/compiler/latest/env/vars.sh
+    export I_MPI_F90="$FC"
     "$FC" -V
     if [ -f "$IONEAPI_ROOT"/mkl/latest/env/vars.sh ] ; then
 	source "$IONEAPI_ROOT"/mkl/latest/env/vars.sh
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ if [[ "$FC" == "ifort" ]] || [[ "$FC" == "ifx" ]] ; then
 fi
 if [[ "$MPI_IMPL" == "intel" ]]; then
     source /opt/intel/oneapi/mpi/latest/env/vars.sh
+    export I_MPI_F90="$FC"
     mpif90 -v
     mpif90 -show
     if [ -f /opt/intel/oneapi/mkl/latest/env/vars.sh ] ; then