diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/n/nvhpc.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/n/nvhpc.py
index 761fb1e468..b9b27cb009 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/n/nvhpc.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/n/nvhpc.py
@@ -164,7 +164,10 @@ def install_step(self):
             line = re.sub(r"^PATH=/", r"#PATH=/", line)
             sys.stdout.write(line)
 
-        cmd = "%s -x %s -g77 gfortran" % (makelocalrc_filename, compilers_subdir)
+        if LooseVersion(self.version) >= LooseVersion('22.9'):
+            cmd = "%s -x %s" % (makelocalrc_filename, compilers_subdir)
+        else:
+            cmd = "%s -x %s -g77 /" % (makelocalrc_filename, compilers_subdir)
         run_cmd(cmd, log_all=True, simple=True)
 
         # If an OS libnuma is NOT found, makelocalrc creates symbolic links to libpgnuma.so