diff --git a/cime/cime_config/acme/machines/config_compilers.xml b/cime/cime_config/acme/machines/config_compilers.xml
index 237cd880b312..7f3394085416 100644
--- a/cime/cime_config/acme/machines/config_compilers.xml
+++ b/cime/cime_config/acme/machines/config_compilers.xml
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ for mct, etc.
   <ADD_CFLAGS DEBUG="FALSE"> -O2  </ADD_CFLAGS>
   <CONFIG_ARGS> --host=Linux </CONFIG_ARGS>
   <ADD_SLIBS> -L$(NETCDF_DIR) -lnetcdff -Wl,--as-needed,-L$(NETCDF_DIR)/lib -lnetcdff -lnetcdf </ADD_SLIBS>
-  <ADD_SLIBS> ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_scalapack_lp64.a -Wl,--start-group ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_intel_lp64.a ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_core.a ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_sequential.a -Wl,--end-group ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_blacs_intelmpi_lp64.a -lpthread -lm -z muldefs</ADD_SLIBS>
+  <ADD_SLIBS> $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_scalapack_lp64.a -Wl,--start-group $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_intel_lp64.a $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_core.a $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_sequential.a -Wl,--end-group $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_blacs_intelmpi_lp64.a -lpthread -lm -z muldefs</ADD_SLIBS>
   <ADD_GPTL_CPPDEFS> -DHAVE_PAPI </ADD_GPTL_CPPDEFS>
   <MPIFC> ftn </MPIFC>
   <MPICC> cc </MPICC>
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ for mct, etc.
   <ADD_LDFLAGS compile_threaded="true"> -qopenmp </ADD_LDFLAGS>
   <CONFIG_ARGS> --host=Linux </CONFIG_ARGS>
   <ADD_SLIBS> -L$(NETCDF_DIR) -lnetcdff -Wl,--as-needed,-L$(NETCDF_DIR)/lib -lnetcdff -lnetcdf </ADD_SLIBS>
-  <ADD_SLIBS> ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_scalapack_lp64.a -Wl,--start-group ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_intel_lp64.a ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_core.a ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_sequential.a -Wl,--end-group ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_blacs_intelmpi_lp64.a -lpthread -lm </ADD_SLIBS>
+  <ADD_SLIBS> $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_scalapack_lp64.a -Wl,--start-group $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_intel_lp64.a $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_core.a $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_sequential.a -Wl,--end-group $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_blacs_intelmpi_lp64.a -lpthread -lm </ADD_SLIBS>
   <!--ADD_SLIBS> -mkl -lpthread -lm </ADD_SLIBS-->
   <ADD_GPTL_CPPDEFS> -DHAVE_PAPI </ADD_GPTL_CPPDEFS>
   <ADD_CPPDEFS> -DHAVE_SLASHPROC </ADD_CPPDEFS>
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ for mct, etc.
   <ADD_CFLAGS DEBUG="FALSE"> -O2  </ADD_CFLAGS>
   <CONFIG_ARGS> --host=Linux </CONFIG_ARGS>
   <ADD_SLIBS> -L$(NETCDF_DIR) -lnetcdff -Wl,--as-needed,-L$(NETCDF_DIR)/lib -lnetcdff -lnetcdf </ADD_SLIBS>
-  <ADD_SLIBS> ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_scalapack_lp64.a -Wl,--start-group ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_intel_lp64.a ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_core.a ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_sequential.a -Wl,--end-group ${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_blacs_intelmpi_lp64.a -lpthread -lm </ADD_SLIBS>
+  <ADD_SLIBS> $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_scalapack_lp64.a -Wl,--start-group $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_intel_lp64.a $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_core.a $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_sequential.a -Wl,--end-group $ENV{MKLROOT}/lib/intel64/libmkl_blacs_intelmpi_lp64.a -lpthread -lm </ADD_SLIBS>
   <ADD_GPTL_CPPDEFS> -DHAVE_PAPI </ADD_GPTL_CPPDEFS>
   <MPIFC> ftn </MPIFC>
   <MPICC> cc </MPICC>
diff --git a/components/homme/CMakeLists.txt b/components/homme/CMakeLists.txt
index 86775171bc0b..bc6a4a0ec07a 100644
--- a/components/homme/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/homme/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ IF (HDF5_DIR)
 ENDIF ()
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(utils/cime/externals/pio1)
 
+get_cmake_property(_variableNames VARIABLES)
+foreach (_variableName ${_variableNames})
+    message(STATUS "JGF ${_variableName}=${${_variableName}}")
+endforeach()
+
 # CPRNC locations
 SET (CPRNC_INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/utils/cime/tools/cprnc)
 SET (CPRNC_BINARY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/utils/cime/tools/cprnc/cprnc)
diff --git a/components/homme/cmake/machineFiles/cori-haswell.cmake b/components/homme/cmake/machineFiles/cori-haswell.cmake
index a9aa03490dad..f79e8a4dd702 100644
--- a/components/homme/cmake/machineFiles/cori-haswell.cmake
+++ b/components/homme/cmake/machineFiles/cori-haswell.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ SET (CMAKE_C_COMPILER cc CACHE FILEPATH "")
 SET (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER CC CACHE FILEPATH "")
 
 SET (NETCDF_DIR $ENV{NETCDF_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "")
+SET (PNETCDF_DIR $ENV{PARALLEL_NETCDF_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "")
 SET (HDF5_DIR $ENV{HDF5_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "")
 
 #ZLIB_DIR=/global/common/cori/software/zlib/1.2.8/hsw/intel
diff --git a/components/homme/cmake/machineFiles/cori-knl.cmake b/components/homme/cmake/machineFiles/cori-knl.cmake
index 45de24bedd9c..655cfaa8f930 100644
--- a/components/homme/cmake/machineFiles/cori-knl.cmake
+++ b/components/homme/cmake/machineFiles/cori-knl.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ SET (CMAKE_C_COMPILER cc CACHE FILEPATH "")
 SET (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER CC CACHE FILEPATH "")
 
 SET (NETCDF_DIR $ENV{NETCDF_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "")
+SET (PNETCDF_DIR $ENV{PARALLEL_NETCDF_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "")
 SET (HDF5_DIR $ENV{HDF5_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "")
 
 #ZLIB_DIR=/global/common/cori/software/zlib/1.2.8/hsw/intel
diff --git a/components/homme/cmake/machineFiles/edison.cmake b/components/homme/cmake/machineFiles/edison.cmake
index d0e18f39958f..055b398a2f83 100644
--- a/components/homme/cmake/machineFiles/edison.cmake
+++ b/components/homme/cmake/machineFiles/edison.cmake
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ SET (CMAKE_C_COMPILER cc CACHE FILEPATH "")
 SET (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER CC CACHE FILEPATH "")
 SET (NETCDF_DIR $ENV{NETCDF_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "")
 SET (HDF5_DIR $ENV{HDF5_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "")
-#ndk SET (PNETCDF_DIR $ENV{PARALLEL_NETCDF_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "")
-# this env var is not set with module cray-netcdf-hdf5parallel/4.3.3.1
+SET (PNETCDF_DIR $ENV{PARALLEL_NETCDF_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "")
 
 SET (HDF5_DIR $ENV{HDF5_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "")