diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/Allwmake b/src/parallel/decompose/Allwmake
index 9d0acbd618..5cea1fbd5e 100755
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/Allwmake
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/Allwmake
@@ -44,7 +44,18 @@ wmakeLnInclude decompositionMethods
 if [ -n "$SCOTCH_ARCH_PATH" ]
 then
     wmake $makeType scotchDecomp
-    [ -d "$FOAM_LIBBIN/$FOAM_MPI" ] && wmakeMpiLib ptscotchDecomp
+
+    if [ -d "$FOAM_LIBBIN/$FOAM_MPI" ]
+    then
+        #- Bit of a hack: ptscotch 6 requires scotch linked as well as. Can be
+        #  removed once ptscotch declares dependency on scotch itself.
+        if [ "$SCOTCH_VERSION" = "scotch_6.0.0" ]
+        then
+            export LINK_FLAGS="-lscotch"
+        fi
+
+        wmakeMpiLib ptscotchDecomp
+    fi
 else
     echo
     echo "Skipping scotchDecomp (ptscotchDecomp)"
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/ptscotchDecomp/Make/options b/src/parallel/decompose/ptscotchDecomp/Make/options
index d4e551bcac..acdebd8976 100644
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/ptscotchDecomp/Make/options
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/ptscotchDecomp/Make/options
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ EXE_INC = \
     -I../decompositionMethods/lnInclude
 
 LIB_LIBS = \
-    -L$(SCOTCH_ROOT)/lib -L$(FOAM_EXT_LIBBIN)/$(FOAM_MPI) -lptscotch -lptscotcherrexit -lscotch -lrt
+    -L$(SCOTCH_ROOT)/lib -L$(FOAM_EXT_LIBBIN)/$(FOAM_MPI) -lptscotch -lptscotcherrexit ${LINK_FLAGS} -lrt