diff --git a/etc/settings.csh b/etc/settings.csh
index f0a65c29fe..2b28e4660b 100644
--- a/etc/settings.csh
+++ b/etc/settings.csh
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ switch ("$WM_COMPILER_INST")
 case OpenFOAM:
     switch ("$WM_COMPILER")
     case Gcc43:
-        setenv WM_COMPILER_DIR $thirdParty/gcc-4.3.0/platforms/$WM_ARCH
+        setenv WM_COMPILER_DIR $thirdParty/gcc-4.3.0/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER_ARCH
     breaksw
     case Gcc:
-        setenv WM_COMPILER_DIR $thirdParty/gcc-4.2.2/platforms/$WM_ARCH
+        setenv WM_COMPILER_DIR $thirdParty/gcc-4.2.2/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER_ARCH
     breaksw
     endsw
 
diff --git a/etc/settings.sh b/etc/settings.sh
index 1cd6747ad3..48335c1c20 100644
--- a/etc/settings.sh
+++ b/etc/settings.sh
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ case "$WM_COMPILER_INST" in
 OpenFOAM)
     case "$WM_COMPILER" in
     Gcc43)
-        export WM_COMPILER_DIR=$thirdParty/gcc-4.3.0/platforms/$WM_ARCH
+        export WM_COMPILER_DIR=$thirdParty/gcc-4.3.0/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER_ARCH
         ;;
     Gcc)
-        export WM_COMPILER_DIR=$thirdParty/gcc-4.2.2/platforms/$WM_ARCH
+        export WM_COMPILER_DIR=$thirdParty/gcc-4.2.2/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER_ARCH
         ;;
     esac