diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d1e88abb42..b912c46fe1 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -159,6 +159,34 @@ if(petsc)
     list(INSERT PETSC_PACKAGE_LIBS 0 ${PETSC_FLAPACK_LIB})
   endif()
 
+  # If libdl wasn't found, search /usr/lib64 
+  if(PETSC_DL_LIB STREQUAL "PETSC_DL_LIB-NOTFOUND")
+    find_library(PETSC_DL_LIB libdl.so /usr/lib64)
+    list(REMOVE_ITEM PETSC_PACKAGE_LIBS PETSC_DL_LIB-NOTFOUND)
+    list(INSERT PETSC_PACKAGE_LIBS 0 ${PETSC_DL_LIB})
+  endif()
+
+  # If libm wasn't found, search /usr/lib64 
+  if(PETSC_M_LIB STREQUAL "PETSC_M_LIB-NOTFOUND")
+    find_library(PETSC_M_LIB libm.so /usr/lib64)
+    list(REMOVE_ITEM PETSC_PACKAGE_LIBS PETSC_M_LIB-NOTFOUND)
+    list(INSERT PETSC_PACKAGE_LIBS 0 ${PETSC_M_LIB})
+  endif()
+
+  # If libpthread wasn't found, search /usr/lib64 
+  if(PETSC_PTHREAD_LIB STREQUAL "PETSC_PTHREAD_LIB-NOTFOUND")
+    find_library(PETSC_PTHREAD_LIB libpthread.so /usr/lib64)
+    list(REMOVE_ITEM PETSC_PACKAGE_LIBS PETSC_PTHREAD_LIB-NOTFOUND)
+    list(INSERT PETSC_PACKAGE_LIBS 0 ${PETSC_PTHREAD_LIB})
+  endif()
+
+  # If librt wasn't found, search /usr/lib64 
+  if(PETSC_RT_LIB STREQUAL "PETSC_RT_LIB-NOTFOUND")
+    find_library(PETSC_RT_LIB librt.so /usr/lib64)
+    list(REMOVE_ITEM PETSC_PACKAGE_LIBS PETSC_RT_LIB-NOTFOUND)
+    list(INSERT PETSC_PACKAGE_LIBS 0 ${PETSC_RT_LIB})
+  endif()
+
   message("-- Using PETSC: ${libpetsc}")
   add_definitions(-DPETSC)
   include_directories($ENV{PETSC_DIR}/include)