diff --git a/_build_system/build_config.py b/_build_system/build_config.py
index 17595562..b7d6299b 100644
--- a/_build_system/build_config.py
+++ b/_build_system/build_config.py
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ def configure_install(self):
     if self.hypre_prefix != '':
         check = find_libpath_from_prefix('HYPRE', self.hypre_prefix)
         assert check != '', "libHYPRE.so is not found in the specified <path>/lib or lib64"
-        hypre_prefix = os.path.expanduser(self.hypre_prefix)
-        build_hypre = False
+        bglb.hypre_prefix = os.path.expanduser(self.hypre_prefix)
+        bglb.build_hypre = False
 
     if self.metis_prefix != '':
         check = find_libpath_from_prefix('metis', self.metis_prefix)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 74d0f5b8..1a6a3b94 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def run(self):
             if bglb.build_gslib:
                 download('gslib')
                 make_gslib(serial=True)
-                if bglb.build_hypre:
+                if bglb.build_parallel:
                     make_gslib()
 
             mfem_downloaded = False