diff --git a/src/prec.f90 b/src/prec.f90
index 8b981b897..cba8a68ef 100644
--- a/src/prec.f90
+++ b/src/prec.f90
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ module prec
   implicit none
   private
   ! https://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2017/03/27/doctor-fortran-in-it-takes-all-kinds
-
+#ifdef Abaqus
+  integer,     parameter, public :: pReal      = selected_real_kind(15,307)                         !< number with 15 significant digits, up to 1e+-307 (typically 64 bit)
+#else
   integer,     parameter, public :: pReal      = IEEE_selected_real_kind(15,307)                    !< number with 15 significant digits, up to 1e+-307 (typically 64 bit)
+#endif
 #if(INT==8)
   integer,     parameter, public :: pInt       = selected_int_kind(18)                              !< number with at least up to +-1e18 (typically 64 bit)
 #else