diff --git a/src/fpm_meta.f90 b/src/fpm_meta.f90
index 8751e0bf54..d761184fc0 100644
--- a/src/fpm_meta.f90
+++ b/src/fpm_meta.f90
@@ -635,7 +635,13 @@ logical function msmpi_init(this,compiler,error) result(found)
             call get_absolute_path('C:\Program Files\Microsoft MPI\Bin\mpiexec.exe',bindir,error)
         endif
 
-        ! Do a third attempt: search for mpiexec.exe in PATH location
+        ! Third attempt for bash-style shell
+        if (len_trim(bindir)<=0 .or. allocated(error)) then
+            if (verbose) print *, '+ %MSMPI_BIN% empty, searching /c/Program Files/Microsoft MPI/Bin/ ...'
+            call get_absolute_path('/c/Program Files/Microsoft MPI/Bin/',bindir,error)
+        endif
+
+        ! Do a fourth attempt: search for mpiexec.exe in PATH location
         if (len_trim(bindir)<=0 .or. allocated(error)) then
             if (verbose) print *, '+ C:\Program Files\Microsoft MPI\Bin\ not found. searching %PATH%...'