diff --git a/src/config/hypre_blas_macros.m4 b/src/config/hypre_blas_macros.m4
index 4c34609c7..06f2e9cb7 100644
--- a/src/config/hypre_blas_macros.m4
+++ b/src/config/hypre_blas_macros.m4
@@ -205,16 +205,19 @@ dnl         check that the provided path is correct.
 dnl         *****************************************************************************************],[9])         
 dnl      fi
 
-dnl         if [[ $blas_lib = /* ]] ;
-dnl         then
+         [libsuffix=${blas_lib##*.}]
+         SUFFIXES="$SUFFIXES $libsuffix"         
+         if test "$libsuffix" = "a" -o "$libsuffix" = "so" ;
+         then
 dnl            if test -f $blas_lib;
 dnl            then
-dnl               [dir_path=${blas_lib%/*}]
-dnl               BLASLIBPATHS="$BLASLIBPATHS -L$dir_path"
-dnl               [blas_lib_name=${blas_lib_name%.*}]
-dnl               [blas_lib_name=${blas_lib_name##*/}]
-dnl               [blas_lib_name=${blas_lib_name#*lib}]
-dnl               BLASLIBNAMES="$BLASLIBNAMES $blas_lib_name"
+               [dir_path=${blas_lib#*/}]
+               [dir_path=${blas_lib%/*}]
+               BLASLIBPATHS="$BLASLIBPATHS -L/$dir_path"
+               [blas_lib_name=${blas_lib_name%.*}]
+               [blas_lib_name=${blas_lib_name##*/}]
+               [blas_lib_name=${blas_lib_name#*lib}]
+               BLASLIBNAMES="$BLASLIBNAMES $blas_lib_name"
 dnl            else
 dnl               AC_MSG_ERROR([**************** Invalid path to blas library error: ***************************
 dnl               User set BLAS library path using either --with-blas-lib=<lib>, or 
@@ -224,9 +227,9 @@ dnl               in the user-provided path for --with-blas-libs does not exist.
 dnl               check that the provided path is correct.
 dnl               *****************************************************************************************],[9])              
 dnl            fi
-dnl         else
+         else
             BLASLIBPATHS="$dir_path $BLASLIBPATHS"
-dnl         fi
+         fi
     else
       BLASLIBNAMES="$BLASLIBNAMES $blas_lib_name"
     fi
diff --git a/src/config/hypre_lapack_macros.m4 b/src/config/hypre_lapack_macros.m4
index 5c7f63f51..b5935f02a 100644
--- a/src/config/hypre_lapack_macros.m4
+++ b/src/config/hypre_lapack_macros.m4
@@ -192,7 +192,22 @@ dnl         check that the provided path is correct.
 dnl         *****************************************************************************************],[9])         
 dnl      fi
 
-         LAPACKLIBPATHS="$dir_path $LAPACKLIBPATHS"
+         [libsuffix=${lapack_lib##*.}]
+         SUFFIXES="$SUFFIXES $libsuffix"         
+         if test "$libsuffix" = "a" -o "$libsuffix" = "so" ;
+         then
+dnl            if test -f $lapack_lib;
+dnl            then
+               [dir_path=${lapack_lib#*/}]
+               [dir_path=${lapack_lib%/*}]
+               LAPACKLIBPATHS="$LAPACKLIBPATHS -L/$dir_path"
+               [lapack_lib_name=${lapack_lib_name%.*}]
+               [lapack_lib_name=${lapack_lib_name##*/}]
+               [lapack_lib_name=${lapack_lib_name#*lib}]
+               LAPACKLIBNAMES="$LAPACKLIBNAMES $lapack_lib_name"
+         else
+            LAPACKLIBPATHS="$dir_path $LAPACKLIBPATHS"
+         fi
     else
       LAPACKLIBNAMES="$LAPACKLIBNAMES $lapack_lib_name"
     fi
diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index df04be43b..f9b201466 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -7181,7 +7181,20 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
     if test $blas_lib = $blas_lib_name;
     then
 
+         libsuffix=${blas_lib##*.}
+         SUFFIXES="$SUFFIXES $libsuffix"
+         if test "$libsuffix" = "a" -o "$libsuffix" = "so" ;
+         then
+               dir_path=${blas_lib#*/}
+               dir_path=${blas_lib%/*}
+               BLASLIBPATHS="$BLASLIBPATHS -L/$dir_path"
+               blas_lib_name=${blas_lib_name%.*}
+               blas_lib_name=${blas_lib_name##*/}
+               blas_lib_name=${blas_lib_name#*lib}
+               BLASLIBNAMES="$BLASLIBNAMES $blas_lib_name"
+         else
             BLASLIBPATHS="$dir_path $BLASLIBPATHS"
+         fi
     else
       BLASLIBNAMES="$BLASLIBNAMES $blas_lib_name"
     fi
@@ -7315,7 +7328,20 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
     if test $lapack_lib = $lapack_lib_name;
     then
 
-         LAPACKLIBPATHS="$dir_path $LAPACKLIBPATHS"
+         libsuffix=${lapack_lib##*.}
+         SUFFIXES="$SUFFIXES $libsuffix"
+         if test "$libsuffix" = "a" -o "$libsuffix" = "so" ;
+         then
+               dir_path=${lapack_lib#*/}
+               dir_path=${lapack_lib%/*}
+               LAPACKLIBPATHS="$LAPACKLIBPATHS -L/$dir_path"
+               lapack_lib_name=${lapack_lib_name%.*}
+               lapack_lib_name=${lapack_lib_name##*/}
+               lapack_lib_name=${lapack_lib_name#*lib}
+               LAPACKLIBNAMES="$LAPACKLIBNAMES $lapack_lib_name"
+         else
+            LAPACKLIBPATHS="$dir_path $LAPACKLIBPATHS"
+         fi
     else
       LAPACKLIBNAMES="$LAPACKLIBNAMES $lapack_lib_name"
     fi