diff --git a/src/make.inc b/src/make.inc
index e854d59e55315a2a57c46c8e3c4e58d5d8678e54..3a1e4a6d874fa403d075eb18bd20e5dbc6f6751f 100644
--- a/src/make.inc
+++ b/src/make.inc
@@ -98,9 +98,11 @@ override CXXLDFLAGS=-L/usr/lib64 -L$(HDF5_LIB) -lhdf5 $(STATICFLAG)
 ifdef USE_LAPACK
 override CXXLDFLAGS+= $(LAPACK_LDFLAGS)
 ifdef USE_OPENMP
+ifndef USE_MKL
 override CXXLDFLAGS+= -lopenblas64
 endif
 endif
+endif
 override CXXLDFLAGS+= $(LDFLAGS)
 endif