diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/metis/Allwmake b/src/parallel/decompose/metis/Allwmake
index c52b1e52a0..b0579c5f78 100755
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/metis/Allwmake
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/metis/Allwmake
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if settings=`$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile config.sh/metis`
 then
     . $settings
     echo "    using METIS_ARCH_PATH=$METIS_ARCH_PATH"
-    if [ -r $METIS_ARCH_PATH/lib/libmetis.so ]
+    if [ -r "$METIS_ARCH_PATH/lib/libmetis.so" ]
     then
         wmake $targetType
     fi
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/parMetis/Allwclean b/src/parallel/decompose/parMetis/Allwclean
index 9907fc0c20..12ac95e286 100755
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/parMetis/Allwclean
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/parMetis/Allwclean
@@ -3,16 +3,6 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # Run from this directory
 
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/wmake/scripts/AllwmakeMpiLib
 
-# Get PARMETIS_VERSION, PARMETIS_ARCH_PATH
-if settings=`$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile config.sh/parMetis`
-then
-    . $settings
-    echo "    using PARMETIS_ARCH_PATH=$PARMETIS_ARCH_PATH"
-    wcleanMpiLib $PARMETIS_VERSION parMetisDecomp
-else
-    echo
-    echo "    Error: no config.sh/parMetis settings"
-    echo
-fi
+wcleanMpiLib
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/parMetis/Allwmake b/src/parallel/decompose/parMetis/Allwmake
index f91c8f3fc0..a1e6327adf 100755
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/parMetis/Allwmake
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/parMetis/Allwmake
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ if settings=`$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile config.sh/parMetis`
 then
     . $settings
     echo "    using PARMETIS_ARCH_PATH=$PARMETIS_ARCH_PATH"
-    if [ -r $PARMETIS_ARCH_PATH/lib/libparmetis.so ]
+    if [ -r "$PARMETIS_ARCH_PATH/lib/libparmetis.so" ]
     then
-        wmakeMpiLib $PARMETIS_VERSION
+        wmakeMpiLib $PARMETIS_VERSION parMetis
+    else
+        echo "    skipping parMetis"
     fi
 else
     echo
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/ptscotch/Allwclean b/src/parallel/decompose/ptscotch/Allwclean
index 5d200b56fc..12ac95e286 100755
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/ptscotch/Allwclean
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/ptscotch/Allwclean
@@ -3,16 +3,6 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # Run from this directory
 
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/wmake/scripts/AllwmakeMpiLib
 
-# Get SCOTCH_VERSION, SCOTCH_ARCH_PATH
-if settings=`$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile config.sh/scotch`
-then
-    . $settings
-    echo "    using SCOTCH_ARCH_PATH=$SCOTCH_ARCH_PATH"
-    wcleanMpiLib $SCOTCH_VERSION
-else
-    echo
-    echo "    Error: no config.sh/scotch settings"
-    echo
-fi
+wcleanMpiLib
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/ptscotch/Allwmake b/src/parallel/decompose/ptscotch/Allwmake
index 62c937014f..4d316e4edb 100755
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/ptscotch/Allwmake
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/ptscotch/Allwmake
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ then
     && [ -n "$WM_MPLIB" ] \
     && [ -d "$FOAM_LIBBIN/$FOAM_MPI" ]
     then
-        wmakeMpiLib $SCOTCH_VERSION
+        wmakeMpiLib $SCOTCH_VERSION ptscotch
+    else
+        echo "    skipping ptscotch"
     fi
 else
     echo
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/zoltan/Allwclean b/src/parallel/decompose/zoltan/Allwclean
index 42b1f13a00..12ac95e286 100755
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/zoltan/Allwclean
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/zoltan/Allwclean
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # Run from this directory
 
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/wmake/scripts/AllwmakeMpiLib
 
-wcleanMpiLib 3.90
+wcleanMpiLib
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/zoltan/Allwmake b/src/parallel/decompose/zoltan/Allwmake
index 951c5ff1a0..3b03cc3885 100755
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/zoltan/Allwmake
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/zoltan/Allwmake
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # Run from this directory
 
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/wmake/scripts/AllwmakeMpiLib
 
+# Get ZOLTAN_VERSION, ZOLTAN_ARCH_PATH
 if settings=`$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile config.sh/zoltan`
 then
     . $settings
     echo "    using ZOLTAN_ARCH_PATH=$ZOLTAN_ARCH_PATH"
-
     if [ -n "$ZOLTAN_ARCH_PATH" ] \
     && [ -r "$ZOLTAN_ARCH_PATH/include/zoltan.h" ] \
     && { \
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ then
       || [ -r "$ZOLTAN_ARCH_PATH/lib/libzoltan.a" ]; \
        }
     then
-        wmakeMpiLib $ZOLTAN_VERSION
+        wmakeMpiLib $ZOLTAN_VERSION zoltan
     else
         echo "    skipping zoltan"
     fi
diff --git a/wmake/scripts/AllwmakeMpiLib b/wmake/scripts/AllwmakeMpiLib
index 1352dcf7ba..30eea78ba6 100644
--- a/wmake/scripts/AllwmakeMpiLib
+++ b/wmake/scripts/AllwmakeMpiLib
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ wmakeMpiLib()
         WM_OPTIONS="$WM_OPTIONS$WM_MPLIB"
         whichmpi="$WM_PROJECT_DIR/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS/src/parallel/decompose/$libName/using:$FOAM_MPI"
         whichtarget="$WM_PROJECT_DIR/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS/src/parallel/decompose/$libName/using:$version"
-        [ -e "$whichmpi" -a -e "$whichtarget" ] || wclean $libName
-        echo "wmake $targetType $libName"
-        wmake $targetType $libName
+        [ -e "$whichmpi" -a -e "$whichtarget" ] || wclean -noLnInclude
+        echo "wmake $targetType"
+        wmake $targetType
         touch "$whichmpi" "$whichtarget"
     )
 }
@@ -56,13 +56,8 @@ wmakeMpiLib()
 wcleanMpiLib()
 {
     (
-        version="$1"
-        libName="$2"
-
         WM_OPTIONS="$WM_OPTIONS$WM_MPLIB"
-        whichmpi="$WM_PROJECT_DIR/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS/src/parallel/decompose/$libName/using:$FOAM_MPI"
-        whichtarget="$WM_PROJECT_DIR/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS/src/parallel/decompose/$libName/using:$version"
-        wclean $libName
+        wclean
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/wmake/wclean b/wmake/wclean
index 3c3d80df8d..8a3150de7f 100755
--- a/wmake/wclean
+++ b/wmake/wclean
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2019 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2024 OpenFOAM Foundation
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ Usage: $Script [OPTION] [dir]
 
 options:
   -silent | -s      Ignored - for compatibility with wmake
-  -help             Print the usage
+  -noLnInclude      Don't remove lnInclude directories
+  -help   | -h      Print the usage
 
 Clean up the wmake control directory Make/\$WM_OPTIONS and remove the
 lnInclude directories generated for libraries.
@@ -77,15 +78,20 @@ USAGE
 # Parse arguments and options
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+noLnInclude=
 while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]
 do
     case "$1" in
-    -h | -help)
-        usage && exit 0
-        ;;
     -s | -silent)    # Ignored - for compatibility with wmake
         shift
         ;;
+    -noLnInclude)
+        noLnInclude=true
+        shift
+        ;;
+    -h | -help)
+        usage && exit 0
+        ;;
     -*)
         error "unknown option: '$*'"
         ;;
@@ -274,7 +280,7 @@ fi
 # Remove the lnInclude directory if present
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-if [ -d lnInclude ]
+if [ "$noLnInclude" != true ] && [ -d lnInclude ]
 then
     rm -rf lnInclude 2>/dev/null
 fi