diff --git a/graphics/opencv/Makefile b/graphics/opencv/Makefile
index 889d8c8ff414..690edb80506f 100644
--- a/graphics/opencv/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/opencv/Makefile
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ XINE_LIB_DEPENDS=	libxine.so:multimedia/libxine
 # BLAS group options (ATLAS OPENBLAS NOBLAS)
 ATLAS_DESC=		ATLAS blas implementation with lapacke
 ATLAS_USES=		blaslapack:atlas
-ATLAS_BUILD_DEPENDS=	cblas>0:math/cblas \
-			lapacke>0:math/lapacke
+ATLAS_CMAKE_ON=	-DAtlas_CLAPACK_INCLUDE_DIR=${LOCALBASE}/include/lapacke
+ATLAS_BUILD_DEPENDS=	lapacke>0:math/lapacke
 
 OPENBLAS_DESC=		OpenBLAS blas implementation with lapacke
 OPENBLAS_USES=		blaslapack:openblas