diff --git a/etc/config/metis.sh b/etc/config/metis.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af7efde3ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/config/metis.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#----------------------------------*-sh-*--------------------------------------
+# =========                 |
+# \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+#  \\    /   O peration     |
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#    \\/     M anipulation  |
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# License
+#     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+#
+#     OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#     under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#     (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#     OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+#     ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+#     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+#     for more details.
+#
+#     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#     along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# File
+#     config/metis.sh
+#
+# Description
+#     Setup file for metis include/libraries.
+#     Sourced during wmake process only.
+#
+# Note
+#     A csh version is not needed, since the values here are only sourced
+#     during the wmake process
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export METIS_VERSION=metis-5.1.0
+export METIS_ARCH_PATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/$METIS_VERSION
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/Allwmake b/src/parallel/decompose/Allwmake
index 5cea1fbd5e..3b10cc617e 100755
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/Allwmake
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/Allwmake
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ else
     echo
 fi
 
+
+# Try and build metisDecomp (has own logic)
+(cd metisDecomp && Allwmake)
+
+
 wmake $makeType decompositionMethods
 
 wmake $makeType decompose
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/Allwmake b/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/Allwmake
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a97d63a93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/Allwmake
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
+makeType=${1:-libso}
+
+# get METIS_VERSION, METIS_ARCH_PATH
+if settings=`$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile config/metis.sh`
+then
+    . $settings
+    echo "using METIS_ARCH_PATH=$METIS_ARCH_PATH"
+    if [ -r $METIS_ARCH_PATH/lib/libmetis.so ]
+    then
+        wmake $makeType
+    fi
+else
+    echo
+    echo "Error: no config/metis.sh settings"
+    echo
+fi
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/Make/options b/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/Make/options
index a6a0f1433e..d4dfa96ba2 100644
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/Make/options
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/Make/options
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 EXE_INC = \
-    -I$(WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR)/metis-5.0pre2/include \
-    -I../../dummyThirdParty/metisDecomp  /* location of dummy metis.h */ \
+    -I$(METIS_ARCH_PATH)/include \
     -I../decompositionMethods/lnInclude
 
 LIB_LIBS = \
-    -L$(FOAM_EXT_LIBBIN) -lmetis -lGKlib
+    -L$(METIS_ARCH_PATH)/lib -lmetis