diff --git a/src/fpm_meta.f90 b/src/fpm_meta.f90
index 6d1d43cd82..6e35ec5812 100644
--- a/src/fpm_meta.f90
+++ b/src/fpm_meta.f90
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ logical function msmpi_init(this,compiler,error) result(found)
         ! Third attempt for bash-style shell
         if (len_trim(bindir)<=0 .or. allocated(error)) then
             if (verbose) print *, '+ %MSMPI_BIN% empty, searching /c/Program Files/Microsoft MPI/Bin/ ...'
-            call get_absolute_path('/c/Program Files/Microsoft MPI/Bin/',bindir,error)
+            call get_absolute_path('/c/Program Files/Microsoft MPI/Bin/mpiexec.exe',bindir,error)
         endif
 
         ! Do a fourth attempt: search for mpiexec.exe in PATH location