diff --git a/srcpkgs/octave/template b/srcpkgs/octave/template
index 936d849eddd..eed9f0a35bb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/octave/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/octave/template
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'octave'
 pkgname=octave
 version=4.2.1
-revision=4
+revision=5
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args=" --with-blas=openblas --with-lapack=openblas "
 hostmakedepends="perl gcc-fortran pkg-config gnuplot"
-makedepends="pcre-devel lapack-devel readline-devel libSM-devel libltdl-devel
+makedepends="pcre-devel openblas-devel readline-devel libSM-devel libltdl-devel
  lcms2-devel"
 short_desc="A high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations"
 maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"