diff --git a/etc/prefs.sh.mingw b/etc/prefs.sh.mingw
index acafa9304..2190e1933 100644
--- a/etc/prefs.sh.mingw
+++ b/etc/prefs.sh.mingw
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export PARMGRIDGEN_INCLUDE_DIR=$PARMGRIDGEN_DIR/include
 
 # System installed Scotch
 #export SCOTCH_SYSTEM=1
-export SCOTCH_DIR=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/packages/scotch_6.0.0
+export SCOTCH_DIR=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/packages/scotch_6.0.4
 export SCOTCH_BIN_DIR=$SCOTCH_DIR/bin
 export SCOTCH_LIB_DIR=$SCOTCH_DIR/lib
 export SCOTCH_INCLUDE_DIR=$SCOTCH_DIR/include
diff --git a/src/decompositionMethods/scotchDecomp/Make/options b/src/decompositionMethods/scotchDecomp/Make/options
index 3ac7982b4..5092e51cb 100644
--- a/src/decompositionMethods/scotchDecomp/Make/options
+++ b/src/decompositionMethods/scotchDecomp/Make/options
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ LIB_LIBS = \
     -ldecompositionMethods \
     -L$(SCOTCH_LIB_DIR) -lscotch \
     -L$(SCOTCH_LIB_DIR) -lscotcherrexit \
+    -L$(WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR)/packages/pthreads-w32-2-9-1-release/Pre-built.2/lib/x64 -lpthreadGC2 \
     -L$(OPENMPI_DIR)/lib -lmpi
 
 #else