diff --git a/build_pdata.sh b/build_pdata.sh
index e9985a662d1c78ab53035f922e35ac1c3af72d2a..5ee62511c41c14cb0880aa124554228067ffa4df 100644
--- a/build_pdata.sh
+++ b/build_pdata.sh
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ then
 else
  echo "Compiling general"
  sh ./autogen.sh
- sh ./configure  CXX=mpic++
+ sh ./configure --with-metis=${HOME}/METIS CXX=mpic++
  make
 
  mpirun -np 2 ./src/pdata