diff --git a/mpich.spec b/mpich.spec
index 2c4c454..6b2e8f1 100644
--- a/mpich.spec
+++ b/mpich.spec
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ install -pDm0644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}/%{name}.pth
 # Create cmake directory
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}/lib/cmake/
 
+# Create directories for MPICH application development files
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}/lib/cmake
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}/include
+
 find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" -delete
 
 %check