diff --git a/Utilities/test_mpi/makefile b/Utilities/test_mpi/makefile
index dc4933c698..7af8837d5c 100644
--- a/Utilities/test_mpi/makefile
+++ b/Utilities/test_mpi/makefile
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ impi_intel_linux: obj = test_mpi
 impi_intel_linux: $(obj_mpi)
 	$(FCOMPL) -o $(obj) $(FFLAGS) $(obj_mpi)
 
+ompi_gnu_linux: FFLAGS = -m64 -O2
+ompi_gnu_linux: LFLAGS =
+ompi_gnu_linux: FCOMPL = mpifort
+ompi_gnu_linux: obj = test_mpi
+ompi_gnu_linux: $(obj_mpi)
+	$(FCOMPL) -o $(obj) $(FFLAGS) $(LFLAGS) $(obj_mpi)
+
 # OSX
 
 ompi_intel_osx: FFLAGS = -m64 -O2 -traceback -no-wrap-margin
diff --git a/Utilities/test_mpi/ompi_gnu_linux/make_test_mpi.sh b/Utilities/test_mpi/ompi_gnu_linux/make_test_mpi.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..13a0aa548b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/test_mpi/ompi_gnu_linux/make_test_mpi.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo Building with OpenMPI
+make -f ../makefile clean
+make VPATH=".." -f ../makefile ompi_gnu_linux
diff --git a/Utilities/test_mpi/ompi_gnu_linux/test_mpi b/Utilities/test_mpi/ompi_gnu_linux/test_mpi
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b536290cdc
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