diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindPetsc.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindPetsc.cmake
index ce229bcf..d242a4a5 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindPetsc.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindPetsc.cmake
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ STRING(REGEX MATCH "PETSC_VERSION_MINOR *([0-9]+)" PETSC_VERSION_MINOR ${PETSC_H
 STRING(REGEX REPLACE "PETSC_VERSION_MINOR *([0-9]+)" "\\1" PETSC_VERSION_MINOR "${PETSC_VERSION_MINOR}")
 
 # Add a better check when we need it (e.g. release is bumped)
-IF(PETSC_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 2)
+IF(PETSC_VERSION_MINOR LESS 2)
   FIND_LIBRARY(PETSC_LIB_PETSC     petsc     PATHS /usr/lib $ENV{PETSC_DIR}/$ENV{PETSC_ARCH}/lib)
   FIND_LIBRARY(PETSC_LIB_PETSCDM   petscdm   PATHS /usr/lib $ENV{PETSC_DIR}/$ENV{PETSC_ARCH}/lib)
   FIND_LIBRARY(PETSC_LIB_PETSCVEC  petscvec  PATHS /usr/lib $ENV{PETSC_DIR}/$ENV{PETSC_ARCH}/lib)
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ IF(PETSC_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 2)
   SET(PETSCCONF_INCLUDE_DIR ${PETSCCONF_INCLUDE_DIR} ${PETSC_VARIABLES})
 
   SET(PETSC_INCLUDES ${PETSC_INCLUDE_DIR} ${PETSCCONF_INCLUDE_DIR})
-ELSE(PETSC_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 2)
+ELSE(PETSC_VERSION_MINOR LESS 2)
   INCLUDE($ENV{PETSC_DIR}/$ENV{PETSC_ARCH}/conf/PETScConfig.cmake)
   FIND_LIBRARY(PETSC_LIB_PETSC     petsc  HINTS $ENV{PETSC_DIR}/$ENV{PETSC_ARCH}/lib)
   SET(PETSC_LIBRARIES ${PETSC_LIB_PETSC} ${PETSC_PACKAGE_LIBS})
   SET(PETSC_INCLUDES ${PETSC_INCLUDE_DIR} ${PETSCCONF_INCLUDE_DIR} ${PETSC_PACKAGE_INCLUDES})
-ENDIF(PETSC_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 2)
+ENDIF(PETSC_VERSION_MINOR LESS 2)
 MARK_AS_ADVANCED(PETSC_LIBRARIES PETSC_INCLUDES)