diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindDAGMC.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindDAGMC.cmake
index 63a8a34694..c644c8886e 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindDAGMC.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindDAGMC.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #  DAGMC_DEFINITIONS - Compiler switches required for using DAGMC
 
 find_path(DAGMC_CMAKE_CONFIG NAMES DAGMCConfig.cmake
-          HINTS ${DAGMC_ROOT}
+          HINTS ${DAGMC_ROOT} $ENV{DAGMC_ROOT}
           PATHS ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH
           PATH_SUFFIXES lib Lib cmake lib/cmake
           NO_DEFAULT_PATH)