diff --git a/scripts/firedrake-configure b/scripts/firedrake-configure
index 099fe0be2d..b509093c40 100755
--- a/scripts/firedrake-configure
+++ b/scripts/firedrake-configure
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ OFFICIAL_ARCHS: Mapping[ArchKey, Arch] = {
             "cmake",
             "fftw",
             "hwloc",
+            "hdf5-mpi",
             "metis",
             "openblas",
             "openmpi",
@@ -855,13 +856,13 @@ OFFICIAL_ARCHS: Mapping[ArchKey, Arch] = {
         extra_petsc_configure_options=[
             # External packages
             "--with-fftw-dir=/opt/homebrew",
+            "--with-hdf5-dir=/opt/homebrew",
             "--with-hwloc-dir=/opt/homebrew",
             "--with-metis-dir=/opt/homebrew",
             "--with-scalapack-dir=/opt/homebrew",
             "--with-suitesparse-dir=/opt/homebrew",
             "--with-zlib-dir=/opt/homebrew",
             "--download-bison",
-            "--download-hdf5",
             "--download-hypre",
             "--download-mumps",
             "--download-netcdf",
@@ -876,10 +877,7 @@ OFFICIAL_ARCHS: Mapping[ArchKey, Arch] = {
         coptflags=["-O3", "-march=native", "-mtune=native"],
         cxxoptflags=["-O3", "-march=native", "-mtune=native"],
         foptflags=["-O3"],
-        extra_env_vars={
-            "HDF5_DIR": "$PETSC_DIR/$PETSC_ARCH",
-            "CC": "mpicc",
-        },
+        extra_env_vars={"HDF5_DIR": "/opt/homebrew"},
     ),
 
     (OS.MACOS_ARM64, ScalarType.COMPLEX, IntType.INT32, GPUPlatform.NO_GPU): Arch(
@@ -899,6 +897,7 @@ OFFICIAL_ARCHS: Mapping[ArchKey, Arch] = {
             "cmake",
             "fftw",
             "hwloc",
+            "hdf5-mpi",
             "metis",
             "openblas",
             "openmpi",
@@ -911,13 +910,13 @@ OFFICIAL_ARCHS: Mapping[ArchKey, Arch] = {
 
             # External packages
             "--with-fftw-dir=/opt/homebrew",
+            "--with-hdf5-dir=/opt/homebrew",
             "--with-hwloc-dir=/opt/homebrew",
             "--with-metis-dir=/opt/homebrew",
             "--with-scalapack-dir=/opt/homebrew",
             "--with-suitesparse-dir=/opt/homebrew",
             "--with-zlib-dir=/opt/homebrew",
             "--download-bison",
-            "--download-hdf5",
             "--download-mumps",
             "--download-netcdf",
             "--download-pnetcdf",
@@ -931,10 +930,7 @@ OFFICIAL_ARCHS: Mapping[ArchKey, Arch] = {
         coptflags=["-O3", "-march=native", "-mtune=native"],
         cxxoptflags=["-O3", "-march=native", "-mtune=native"],
         foptflags=["-O3"],
-        extra_env_vars={
-            "HDF5_DIR": "$PETSC_DIR/$PETSC_ARCH",
-            "CC": "mpicc",
-        },
+        extra_env_vars={"HDF5_DIR": "/opt/homebrew"},
     ),
 
     # Sane default configurations for unknown platforms