diff -up scotch_6.0.6/src/libscotch/Makefile.ldflags scotch_6.0.6/src/libscotch/Makefile
--- scotch_6.0.6/src/libscotch/Makefile.ldflags	2018-07-14 09:24:49.000000000 -0600
+++ scotch_6.0.6/src/libscotch/Makefile	2018-12-16 11:51:17.539309609 -0700
@@ -3065,25 +3065,25 @@ ptscotchf.h			:	ptdummysizes$(EXE)			\
 					./ptdummysizes$(EXE) "-s$(SCOTCH_NAME_SUFFIX)" library_pt_f.h ptscotchf.h
 
 libscotch$(LIB)			:	$(LIBSCOTCHDEPS)
-					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(?)
+					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(?) $(LDFLAGS)
 					-$(RANLIB) $(@)
 
 libscotcherr$(LIB)		:	library_error$(OBJ)
-					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(?)
+					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(?) $(LDFLAGS)
 					-$(RANLIB) $(@)
 
 libscotcherrexit$(LIB)		:	library_error_exit$(OBJ)
-					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(?)
+					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(?) $(LDFLAGS)
 					-$(RANLIB) $(@)
 
 libptscotch$(LIB)		:	$(LIBPTSCOTCHDEPS)
-					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(?)
+					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(?) $(LDFLAGS)
 					-$(RANLIB) $(@)
 
 libptscotcherr$(LIB)		:	library_error_pt$(OBJ)
-					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(?)
+					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(?) $(LDFLAGS)
 					-$(RANLIB) $(@)
 
 libptscotcherrexit$(LIB)	:	library_error_exit_pt$(OBJ)
-					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(?)
+					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(?) $(LDFLAGS)
 					-$(RANLIB) $(@)
diff -up scotch_6.0.6/src/libscotchmetis/Makefile.ldflags scotch_6.0.6/src/libscotchmetis/Makefile
--- scotch_6.0.6/src/libscotchmetis/Makefile.ldflags	2018-07-14 09:24:49.000000000 -0600
+++ scotch_6.0.6/src/libscotchmetis/Makefile	2018-12-16 11:50:54.513988475 -0700
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ libptscotchparmetis$(LIB)	:	parmetis_dgr
 					parmetis_dgraph_order_f$(OBJ)		\
 					parmetis_dgraph_part$(OBJ)		\
 					parmetis_dgraph_part_f$(OBJ)
-					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(^)
+					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(^) $(LDFLAGS)
 					-$(RANLIB) $(@)
 
 libscotchmetis$(LIB)		:	metis_graph_order$(OBJ)			\
 					metis_graph_order_f$(OBJ)		\
 					metis_graph_part$(OBJ)			\
 					metis_graph_part_f$(OBJ)
-					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(^)
+					$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(@) $(^) $(LDFLAGS)
 					-$(RANLIB) $(@)