diff --git a/gtsam/3rdparty/metis/metis.h b/gtsam/3rdparty/metis/metis.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1ba08684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtsam/3rdparty/metis/metis.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * metis.h
+ *  Dummy header, not installed!
+ *  Created on: Nov 24, 2014
+ *      Author: cbeall3
+ */
+
+#ifndef GTSAM_3RDPARTY_METIS_METIS_H_
+#define GTSAM_3RDPARTY_METIS_METIS_H_
+
+#include <gtsam/3rdparty/metis/include/metis.h>
+
+#endif /* GTSAM_3RDPARTY_METIS_METIS_H_ */
diff --git a/gtsam/inference/MetisIndex.h b/gtsam/inference/MetisIndex.h
index ff67a5e21..3eef4739c 100644
--- a/gtsam/inference/MetisIndex.h
+++ b/gtsam/inference/MetisIndex.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <gtsam/base/timing.h>
 #include <gtsam/inference/Key.h>
 #include <gtsam/inference/FactorGraph.h>
-#include <gtsam/3rdparty/metis/include/metis.h>
+#include <gtsam/3rdparty/metis/metis.h>
 #include <boost/bimap.hpp>
 
 namespace gtsam {