diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b2dfc66bd6bae0bf2bddaa45ed23ded04abb0c57..b4a435b6efb084cbec7f3b452e22dc8f036f62b4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ find_package(SharedPtr)
 # search for lapack
 find_package(LAPACK)
 set(HAVE_LAPACK LAPACK_FOUND)
+set(HAVE_BLAS BLAS_FOUND)
 
 # make calling fortran routines from C/C++ possible
 include(FortranCInterface)