diff --git a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
index 81302678f78b3b7a7f54606e2a1549d56f11b7b0..819b3dea43fb33eb14d2f5740b11703ebb4178f9 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
+++ b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ check_install_oai_software() {
 	openssl \
 	python  \
 	subversion
+    $SUDO update-alternatives --set liblapack.so /usr/lib/atlas-base/atlas/liblapack.so
     if [ `lsb_release -rs` = '12.04' ] ; then
         install_nettle_from_source
 	install_gnutls_from_source