diff --git a/scripts/compile_solvers.sh b/scripts/compile_solvers.sh
index 095e26b5..5e425c36 100755
--- a/scripts/compile_solvers.sh
+++ b/scripts/compile_solvers.sh
@@ -208,7 +208,11 @@ echo "#########################################################################"
 echo "# Thirdparty/Mumps                                                      #"
 echo "#########################################################################"
 cd ThirdParty/Mumps
-./configure --disable-shared --enable-static --with-metis \
+# We compile without metis to get around a suspected Metis/Mumps version
+# incompatibility. See https://github.com/IDAES/idaes-ext/issues/268
+# ThirdParty/Metis uses v4.0.3, while ThirdParty/Mumps uses the latest release.
+METISFLAG="--without-metis"
+./configure --disable-shared --enable-static $METISFLAG \
  --prefix=$IDAES_EXT/coinbrew/dist FFLAGS="-fPIC" CFLAGS="-fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-fPIC"
 make $PARALLEL
 make install