diff --git a/math/scalapack/Makefile b/math/scalapack/Makefile
index c1037f1cdef4..9e4bc2387e43 100644
--- a/math/scalapack/Makefile
+++ b/math/scalapack/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ F77?=	f77
 
 ARCH2FIX=	PBLAS/SRC PBLAS/SRC/PBBLAS PBLAS/SRC/PTOOLS PBLAS/SRC/PTZBLAS \
 		REDIST/SRC SRC TOOLS TOOLS/LAPACK
+BLAS=		-lf77blas -latlas
 
 DATADIR=	${PREFIX}/share/${PORTNAME:U}
 EXAMPLESDIR=	${PREFIX}/share/examples/${PORTNAME:U}
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	-O3 -ffast-math -finline-functions -fomit-frame-pointer -funroll-loops
 .endif
 .endif
 post-patch:
-	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's,@WRKSRC@,${WRKSRC},g ; s,@PREFIX@,${PREFIX},g ; s,@CC@,${CC},g ; s,@CFLAGS@,${CFLAGS},g ; s,@F77@,${F77},g ; s,@FFLAGS@,${FFLAGS},g ; s,@F77EXTRAFLAGS@,${F77EXTRAFLAGS},g ; s,^ARCH *.= ar,ARCMD = ar,' ${WRKSRC}/SLmake.inc
+	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's,@BLAS@,${BLAS},g; s,@WRKSRC@,${WRKSRC},g ; s,@PREFIX@,${PREFIX},g ; s,@CC@,${CC},g ; s,@CFLAGS@,${CFLAGS},g ; s,@F77@,${F77},g ; s,@FFLAGS@,${FFLAGS},g ; s,@F77EXTRAFLAGS@,${F77EXTRAFLAGS},g ; s,^ARCH *.= ar,ARCMD = ar,' ${WRKSRC}/SLmake.inc
 .for mkf in ${ARCH2FIX}
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|\$$(ARCH)|$$(ARCMD)|' ${WRKSRC}/${mkf}/Makefile
 .endfor
diff --git a/math/scalapack/files/patch-SLmake.inc b/math/scalapack/files/patch-SLmake.inc
index fe3915e06b33..3cb679a9e177 100644
--- a/math/scalapack/files/patch-SLmake.inc
+++ b/math/scalapack/files/patch-SLmake.inc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  #
  SCALAPACKLIB  = $(home)/libscalapack.a
 -BLASLIB       = /usr/local/lib/libf77blas.a /usr/local/lib/libatlas.a
-+BLASLIB       = -L@PREFIX@/lib -lf77blas -latlas
++BLASLIB       = -L@PREFIX@/lib @BLAS%
  #
  PBLIBS        = $(SCALAPACKLIB) $(FBLACSLIB) $(BLASLIB) $(SMPLIB)
  PRLIBS        = $(SCALAPACKLIB) $(CBLACSLIB) $(SMPLIB)