diff --git a/o/OpenMPI/OpenMPI-3.1.3-GCC-8.2.0-2.31.1.eb b/o/OpenMPI/OpenMPI-3.1.3-GCC-8.2.0-2.31.1.eb
index 4b60deeb..95d872f8 100644
--- a/o/OpenMPI/OpenMPI-3.1.3-GCC-8.2.0-2.31.1.eb
+++ b/o/OpenMPI/OpenMPI-3.1.3-GCC-8.2.0-2.31.1.eb
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ dependencies = [
     ('hwloc', '1.11.11')
 ]
 
-configopts = '--enable-shared --with-verbs '
+configopts = '--with-tm=/opt/pbs '  # Enable PBS
+configopts += '--enable-shared --with-verbs '
 configopts += '--enable-mpirun-prefix-by-default '  # suppress failure modes in relation to mpirun path
 configopts += '--with-hwloc=$EBROOTHWLOC '  # hwloc support