--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1207,7 +1207,8 @@
   IF(NOT HDF5_PARALLEL)
     SET(USE_PARALLEL OFF CACHE BOOL "")
     MESSAGE(STATUS "Cannot find HDF5 library built with parallel support. Disabling parallel build.")
   ELSE()
     FIND_PACKAGE(MPI REQUIRED)
+    list(REMOVE_ITEM MPI_C_INCLUDE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
     SET(HDF5_PARALLEL ON CACHE BOOL "")
     SET(USE_PARALLEL ON CACHE BOOL "")