diff --git a/linbox.changes b/linbox.changes
index 6cffc13..90badfb 100644
--- a/linbox.changes
+++ b/linbox.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug 15 13:47:53 UTC 2018 - schwab@suse.de
+
+- Add option to build without openblas
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jun 23 08:58:41 UTC 2018 - jengelh@inai.de
 
diff --git a/linbox.spec b/linbox.spec
index 685de26..bc5de92 100644
--- a/linbox.spec
+++ b/linbox.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #
 
 
+%bcond_without openblas
+
 Name:           linbox
 %define lname   liblinbox0
 Version:        1.5.2
@@ -37,7 +39,12 @@ BuildRequires:  libm4rie-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  mpfr-devel
 BuildRequires:  ntl-devel
+%if %{with openblas}
 BuildRequires:  openblas-devel
+%else
+BuildRequires:  blas-devel
+BuildRequires:  cblas-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(fflas-ffpack) >= 2.3.0
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build