diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/Make/options b/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/Make/options
index a7d5398f03..00bdb28b59 100644
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/Make/options
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/Make/options
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 EXE_INC = \
     -I$(WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR)/metis-5.0pre2/include \
+    -I../../dummyThirdParty/metisDecomp  /* location of dummy metis.h */ \
     -I../decompositionMethods/lnInclude
 
 LIB_LIBS = \