diff --git a/python-numpy.changes b/python-numpy.changes
index 75c6f75..1b9ffd9 100644
--- a/python-numpy.changes
+++ b/python-numpy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug 17 08:20:36 UTC 2012 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Disable atlas buildrequires until the problems with atlas are
+  worked out
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun  4 15:30:34 UTC 2012 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-numpy.spec b/python-numpy.spec
index a21cfe8..19ffc69 100644
--- a/python-numpy.spec
+++ b/python-numpy.spec
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ Provides:       numpy = %{version}
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 BuildRequires:  gcc-fortran
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
-%if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1210
-BuildRequires:  libatlas3-devel
-%endif
+# FIXME: atlas is horribly broken
+# %if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1210
+# BuildRequires:  libatlas3-devel
+# %endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110
 %{!?python_sitearch: %global python_sitearch %(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")}
 %else
diff --git a/python3-numpy.changes b/python3-numpy.changes
index 2712d80..ebd8503 100644
--- a/python3-numpy.changes
+++ b/python3-numpy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug 17 08:20:36 UTC 2012 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Disable atlas buildrequires until the problems with atlas are
+  worked out
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun  4 15:30:34 UTC 2012 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python3-numpy.spec b/python3-numpy.spec
index 3dee790..b816823 100644
--- a/python3-numpy.spec
+++ b/python3-numpy.spec
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-2to3
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  blas-devel
 BuildRequires:  lapack-devel
-%if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1210
-BuildRequires:  libatlas3-devel
-%endif
+# FIXME: atlas is horribly broken
+# %if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1210
+# BuildRequires:  libatlas3-devel
+# %endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1140
 %{!?python3_sitearch: %global python3_sitearch %(python3 -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")}
 %{!?py3_ver: %global py3_ver %(python3 -c "import sys; version=str(sys.version_info[0]) + '.' + str(sys.version_info[1]); print(version)" 2>/dev/null || echo PYTHON-NOT-FOUND)}