diff --git a/autoconf_share/variants.bglfen b/autoconf_share/variants.bglfen
index 58664697ab1a055e29547ee4ceb38918d82a7954..1d1ad4c30c3ce44f98d73fc4ad867fc7b72f7219 100644
--- a/autoconf_share/variants.bglfen
+++ b/autoconf_share/variants.bglfen
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ blrts.compiler.conf: CC=blrts_xlc CXX=blrts_xlC
 gnubgl.compiler.conf: CC=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/blrts-gnu/bin/powerpc-bgl-blrts-gnu-gcc CXX=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/blrts-gnu/bin/powerpc-bgl-blrts-gnu-g++
 
 bgl.variant.conf:         $(lofar_root) $(debugopt) $(nothreads) $(noshmem) $(bgl_cpp) $(bgl_ldd) --without-log4cplus --with-bglmpich $(bgl_searchpath)
-fpic.variant.conf:	  $(debugopt) $(threads) --without-log4cplus --with-optimize='-O2 -g -fPIC'
+fpic.variant.conf:	  $(debugopt) $(threads) --without-log4cplus --with-optimize='-O2 -g -fPIC' $(ion_searchpath)
 
 lofar_root.var:
 
 bgl_searchpath.var:	--with-searchpath="+prefix +root /bgl/dist /bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys /bgl/lofar-utils/fftw-2.1.5-single-precision /bgl/lofar-utils/mass"
+ion_searchpath.var:	--with-searchpath="+prefix +root /bgl/dist /bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys"
 
 #bgl_cpp.var:              --with-cppflags='-qarch=440d -qinfo=pro:gen -qcpluscmt -I. -I/bgl/dist/include -qlist -qsource -qmaxmem=64000 -qasm=gcc -I/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/include/ -DHAVE_BGL -DYY_NEVER_INTERACTIVE -DMPICH_SKIP_MPICXX'
 bgl_cpp.var:              --with-cppflags='-O2 -mcpu=440fp2 -I. -I/bgl/dist/include -I/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/include/ -DHAVE_BGL -DYY_NEVER_INTERACTIVE -DMPICH_SKIP_MPICXX'