diff --git a/config/pac.m4 b/config/pac.m4
index 410d8bea..b4bc5515 100644
--- a/config/pac.m4
+++ b/config/pac.m4
@@ -254,6 +254,44 @@ rm -f conftest*])
 
 
 
+dnl @synopsis PAC_FORTRAN_CHECK_HAVE_MPI_MOD_F08( [ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]])
+dnl
+dnl Will determine if the fortran compiler MPIFC provides mpi_f08
+dnl
+dnl If yes, will execute ACTION-IF-FOUND. Otherwise, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND.
+dnl 
+dnl @author Michele Martone <michele.martone@uniroma2.it>
+dnl Modified Salvatore Filippone <salvatore.filippone@uniroma2.it>
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN(PAC_FORTRAN_CHECK_HAVE_MPI_MOD_F08,
+ac_exeext=''
+ac_ext='f90'
+ac_link='${MPIFC-$FC} -o conftest${ac_exeext} $FFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS 1>&5'
+dnl Warning : square brackets are EVIL!
+[AC_MSG_CHECKING([MPI Fortran 2008 interface])
+cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+           program test
+             use mpi_f08
+           end program test
+EOF
+if AC_TRY_EVAL(ac_link) && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+  pac_cv_mpi_f08="yes";
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([ use mpi_f08. ])
+  ifelse([$1], , :, [rm -rf conftest*
+  $1])
+else
+  pac_cv_mpi_f08="no";
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&AC_FD_CC
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&AC_FD_CC
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([ no. ])
+ifelse([$2], , , [  rm -rf conftest*
+  $2
+])dnl
+fi
+rm -f conftest*])
+
+
+
 dnl @synopsis PAC_ARG_WITH_FLAGS(lcase_name, UCASE_NAME)
 dnl
 dnl Test for --with-lcase_name="compiler/loader flags".  if defined, prepend 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 97da0289..acf6a848 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7376,6 +7376,36 @@ else
  ac_exeext=''
 ac_ext='f90'
 ac_link='${MPIFC-$FC} -o conftest${ac_exeext} $FFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS 1>&5'
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking MPI Fortran 2008 interface" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking MPI Fortran 2008 interface... " >&6; }
+cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+           program test
+             use mpi_f08
+           end program test
+EOF
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+  pac_cv_mpi_f08="yes";
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result:  use mpi_f08. " >&5
+$as_echo " use mpi_f08. " >&6; }
+  :
+else
+  pac_cv_mpi_f08="no";
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result:  no. " >&5
+$as_echo " no. " >&6; }
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+ if test x"$pac_cv_mpi_f08" == x"yes" ; then
+    FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DMPI_MOD_F08 $FDEFINES";
+  else
+    ac_exeext=''
+ac_ext='f90'
+ac_link='${MPIFC-$FC} -o conftest${ac_exeext} $FFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS 1>&5'
 { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking MPI Fortran interface" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking MPI Fortran interface... " >&6; }
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
@@ -7399,9 +7429,9 @@ else
 $as_echo " include mpif.h " >&6; }
   rm -rf conftest*
   FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DMPI_H $FDEFINES"
-
 fi
 rm -f conftest*
+ fi
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 58d5a819..a1bccd51 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -511,10 +511,14 @@ fi
 if test x"$pac_cv_serial_mpi" == x"yes" ; then
    FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DSERIAL_MPI $psblas_cv_define_prepend-DMPI_MOD $FDEFINES";
 else 
- PAC_FORTRAN_CHECK_HAVE_MPI_MOD(
- 	[FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DMPI_MOD $FDEFINES"],
-	[FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DMPI_H $FDEFINES"]
- )
+ PAC_FORTRAN_CHECK_HAVE_MPI_MOD_F08()
+ if test x"$pac_cv_mpi_f08" == x"yes" ; then
+    FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DMPI_MOD_F08 $FDEFINES";
+  else					     	     
+    PAC_FORTRAN_CHECK_HAVE_MPI_MOD(
+ 	  [FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DMPI_MOD $FDEFINES"],
+	  [FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DMPI_H $FDEFINES"])	  
+ fi
 fi
 
 PAC_ARG_LONG_INTEGERS